Transport

• [New] By switching to electric vehicles, road transport - including heavy vehicles - can be almost decarbonised by 2050.
• [New] Green hydrogen will become cost-competitive by 2030 and as a result, indirect power demand for electrolysis will account for approximately 40% of the electricity demand growth from 2035 to 2050, mainly in transport and industry.
• [New] The UK and Scottish Governments' respective 2050 and 2045 net zero targets will require extensive electrification in energy generation and the UK's transport and heat sectors.
• [New] The Federal Highway Administration is awarding $49.6 million to 10 projects to develop intelligent transportation systems that will boost street safety, relieve congestion, and enhance vehicle connectivity as well as provide support for autonomous vehicle tech.
• [New] With the delivery of 102 Citeas, VDL Bus & Coach is contributing to an important objective of the Norwegian city: by 2028, public transport must be completely emission-free.
• [New] In the next years, driverless trucks will be routinely transporting freight on public roads - and not just in constrained environments like mines and ports as it's happening already.
• [New] The EU introduced CO2 limits for medium - and heavy-duty vehicles in 2019 to reduce emissions by 15% in 2025 and 30% in 2030 compared to 2019 levels.
• [New] As green hydrogen becomes cost competitive in the 2030s, indirect power demand for electrolysis accounts for approximately 40% of electricity demand growth from 2035 to 2050, primarily in industry and transport.
• [New] To stay on target for limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 °C - something RMI believes will take the electrification of well over 50 million EVs in the United States by 2030 - we must exploit every opportunity possible, including electrifying TNC fleets.
• [New] The electric vehicle charging programs announced today will provide economic development opportunities across Massachusetts and support the growth of innovative clean energy jobs.
• [New] To achieve net zero by 2045 Scotland needs to decarbonise industry, transport, heat and power.
• [New] To position the Commonwealth to achieve the 2030 emissions limit and be on a pathway to Net Zero in 2050, emissions in the transportation sector must decrease by about 8 MMTCO2e over the next decade, dropping to about 22 MMTCO2e by 2030.
• [New] IFC estimates South Africa's climate-smart investment potential across renewable energy and urban infrastructure, including rail transport, electric vehicles, and green buildings, amounts to $588 billion through 2030.
• [New] There is no doubt that 2021 will bring even more growth to the Biofuels sector, especially as governments around the world are taking bolder steps to promote the decarbonisation of the Transport sector.
• [New] Everfuel will use the offtake of hydrogen from existing chemical plants to power public transport in Denmark and aims to build its own electrolyser in Fredericia in the next two years.
• India's minister for road transport and highways recently confirmed that Tesla will start offering its cars to Indian consumers in 2021.
• After 2035, sales of gas-powered vehicles would be banned in California, a state where more than 50% of greenhouse emissions are generated by transportation.
• Moon has declared South Korea 's aim to be carbon neutral by 2050 through a New Green Deal investing in more environmentally friendly energy and transport.
• Global temperatures have increased 1.5 degrees since the year 1900 [and] scientists predict they could rise by 5 degrees Celsius by the year 2100.
• Trade group the International Air Transport Association only forecasts a 2021 recovery in air travel to about half of 2019 levels.
• Vaccines should prevail and by mid-2021 there will be fewer travel restrictions, rising global demand for maritime transportation and need for ship handling services.
• The Minister of Transport has signed an updated Civil Aviation Rule which will improve aviation safety in New Zealand's controlled airspace.

Last updated: 22 January 2021