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The UC Institute of Transportation Studies (UC ITS) recently released a state-commissioned study - Driving California’s Transportation Emissions to Zero - that identifies scenarios and related actions for achieving a carbon-neutral transportation system in California by 2045 while also improving equity, health, and the economy... To access the webinar recording and presentation slides, click here.

Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in California. In order to achieve the state’s goals of carbon neutrality by 2045 and avoid the worst impacts of climate change, decarbonizing this sector is essential. But such a transition is unlikely to occur rapidly without key policy intervention. Read more...

By Lew Fulton and Dan Sperling

The path to zero-carbon transportation may be cheaper than you think. It need not cost trillions nor even billions. And it could even be “free” to taxpayers. Read more...

Energy Futures Colin Murphy quoted in BBC article, "How can we be sustainable post Covid-19? With a ban on non-essential travel and some countries in complete lockdown, we’re able to witness what happens to the Earth when we’re largely absent for the first time." Read more... 

By as early as 2030, California’s transition to zero emission vehicles could begin to save the state money, according to a study released today by researchers at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies.

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