Road Transport

Zero emission vehicles the new normal and accessible, affordable and sustainable in all regions by 2030.

Co-leads countries:
The United States, India and the United Kingdom

RT1
Demand Creation / Long-term Vision / Market Structures

Send an unequivocal collective global market signal in support of a 1.5-aligned transition to Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs).

Co-ordinated by:

Accelerating to Zero Coalition (A2Z), Global MoU on ZE-M/HDVs/CALSTART.

Partners:

Clean Energy Ministerial Electric Vehicles Initiative (CEM EVI), The Climate Group (EV100 and EV100+), First Movers Coalition (FMC), Smart Freight Centre (SFC).

RT2
Finance and Investment

Strengthen international technical assistance and finance available to support EMDEs.

Co-ordinated by:

Zero Emission Vehicle Transition Council (ZEVTC) International Assistance Taskforce. Taskforce members include: UNEP, World Bank, SFC, FIA Foundation, CALSTART, ICCT, WBCSD – Zero Emission Vehicle Emerging Market Initiative (ZEV-EMI), Collective for Clean Transportation Finance (CCTF), University of California, Davis (UC Davis), and the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI), amongst others.

RT3
Supply Chains

Improve ZEV battery lifecycle’s efficiency and sustainability.

Co-ordinated by:

Global Battery Alliance (GBA).

Partners:

World Economic Forum (WEF) circular batteries, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

RT4
Infrastructure

Accelerate the development and deployment of ZEV infrastructure globally.

Co-ordinated by:

International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).

Partners:

CALSTART, Smart Freight Centre (SFC), Green Grids Initiative (GGI), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Clean Energy Ministerial Electric Vehicles Initiative (CEM EVI), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

RT5
Trade Conditions

Enable dialogue with a coalition of importer and exporter countries, including EMDEs, on used vehicles and ZEVs.

Co-ordinated by:

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), amongst others as/where relevant.

Partners:

International Transport Forum (ITF), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), UC Davis.

RT6
Landscape Coordination

Send an unequivocal collective global market signal in support of a 1.5-aligned transition to Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs).

Co-ordinated by:

Breakthrough Agenda Secretariat, Road Transport Breakthrough co-leads, International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) as hosts of the Road Transport Breakthrough Facilitator.