COP Progress Update

At COP28, Breakthrough Agenda governments called on leading initiatives to continue working toward setting common and coordinated zero-emission vehicle transition targets and to send a global collective market signal in support of a Paris Agreement-aligned future. They nominated the Accelerating to Zero Coalition to coordinate across the initiatives and to review and communicate progress at COP29.

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A multi-pronged approach is essential to accelerating a global ZEV transition and meet the goals of the Paris Agreement

COP29 Update

A multi-pronged approach is essential to accelerate the ZEV transition. To meet climate goals, governments must implement robust policies and regulations that incentivize ZEV adoption, including financial incentives, vehicle performance standards, and infrastructure investments. Businesses must accelerate the development and deployment of ZEV technologies, while also investing in research and development to drive further innovation.

Progress Toward a Paris-aligned ZEV Transition

Countries representing 30% of global light-duty vehicle sales, have adopted binding policies or set voluntary commitments to achieve 100% ZEV sales on a Paris-aligned timeline.

Countries representing 27% of global medium- and heavy-duty vehicle sales, have set voluntary commitments to achieve 100% ZEV sales on a Paris-aligned timeline.

Initiative Progress

Building on last year’s update, the COP29 Progress Update highlights successful case studies from diverse stakeholders—including governments, automakers, truck manufacturers, and fleet owners and operators—to showcase the tangible impact of these initiatives and their contributions towards a Paris-aligned emissions pathway.

Progress across several international initiatives are detailed within the update and are collectively working to develop coordinated signals for an accelerated ZEV transition. Read full highlights »

EV100

Progress:

  • 636,019 EVs have been deployed by members in 71 markets worldwide, including 231,411 in the last year.
  • Members, advocating for a 2035 deadline for zero-emission cars and vans, oppose attempts to weaken the targets and seek to prevent early revision of the EU Regulation. 2019/631 on CO2 emission standards.
  • Members are actively engaging with policymakers in the EU, India, Japan, the UK, and US, advocating for strong emission standards and supporting the transition to ZEVs.

EV100+

Progress:

  • Members have committed to electrifying 90,000 heavy-duty vehicles globally.
  • Successfully advocated for stricter CO2 standards for HDVs in the EU Regulation 2024/1610 and the inclusion of electric trucks in India’s PM E-drive scheme.

First Movers Coalition — Trucking

Progress:

  • Increased membership to 101 in 2024, bringing on two new trucking sector members.
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen joined the Coalition, pledging to power 5% of its deep-sea shipping operations and 30% of new truck purchases with zero-emission technology.
  • Holcim, a trucking-sector member, will add 1,000 electric Mercedes-Benz trucks to its European fleet, aiming for a 24% reduction by 2030.

Fleet Electrification Coalition

Progress:

  • Launched shipper-led consortiums and completed successful pilots, focusing on key corridors in the US (I-90), Poland, Port of Rotterdam, Kenya (Northern Corridor), and China. These efforts will enable rapid project scaling and replication.
  • Secured commitments from major shippers for nearly 80,000 electric trucks by 2030 and rallied shipper support for stricter EU CO2 emissions standards for HDVs.
  • Established a data partnership with 25 shippers in India to pinpoint electric truck applications approaching total cost of ownership parity, supporting upcoming medium- and heavy-duty vehicle efficiency standards.

Global MOU on ZE-MHDVs

Progress:

  • Signatories include 36 national governments, 174 subnational governments, fleet owners, manufacturers and suppliers, utility and infrastructure providers, financial institutions
  • Eight national governments have joined since COP28, marking momentum among small island nations
  • The Zero-Emission Vehicle Island Taskforce was launched to tackle unique barriers faced by island nations in adopting ZEVs through collaborative problem-solving and capacity building

Zero Emission Vehicles Declaration

Progress:

  • Since COP28, Colombia, Nigeria, and Costa Rica have signed the ZEV Declaration, signaling momentum from emerging markets to electrify their light-duty fleets.
  • Türkiye achieved an 805% increase in electric vehicle sales between 2022 and 2023, driven by fiscal incentives and the launch of its domestically produced electric car.
  • Chinese manufacturer and signatory BYD achieved a milestone by selling 3 million electric vehicles in 2023.

Source: Data provided by initiatives.