International Council On Clean Transportation

THE MISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON CLEAN TRANSPORTATION (ICCT) IS TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF ROAD, AIR, AND MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ON A GLOBAL SCALE TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE. THE ICCT WILL ALSO CARRY OUT ANY OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

PASSENGER VEHICLES/ELECTRIC VEHICLES:THE LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLE (LDV) SECTOR WHICH INCLUDES PASSENGER CARS, LIGHT TRUCKS AND VANS, MOTORCYCLES, SCOOTERS, AND OTHER TWO- AND THREE-WHEELED VEHICLES ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT A THIRD OF GLOBAL OIL DEMAND AND PRODUCE ABOUT HALF OF ALL TRANSPORTATION-RELATED GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS. ICCT'S PASSENGER VEHICLES PROGRAM ANALYZES AND IDENTIFIES THE TECHNOLOGIES AND PUBLIC POLICIES THAT ARE MOST EFFECTIVE AT ELIMINATING CARBON AND OTHER HARMFUL EMISSIONS FROM LDVS. WHILE EFFICIENCY STANDARDS HAVE REDUCED EMISSIONS FROM CONVENTIONAL LDVS, OTHER POLLUTANTS LIKE SULFUR OXIDES, NITROGEN OXIDES, AND PARTICULATES STILL POSE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH AND CLIMATE RISKS. ICCT RESEARCH HELPS IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC POLICY ACTIONS THAT COULD STRENGTHEN STANDARDS AND HELP ENSURE CAR MANUFACTURERS DEVELOP AND DEPLOY THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE.ELECTRIFICATION IS CENTRAL TO THE ICCT'S PASSENGER VEHICLE (PV) PROGRAM. ICCT RESEARCH SUPPORTS AN ACCELERATED TRANSITION TO ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES (ZEVS) AND A THRIVING ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) MARKET. ICCT REPORTS PROVIDE IN-DEPTH SUMMARIES AND ANALYSES OF EV TRENDS, INCLUDING THE LATEST BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE; HOW REGULATIONS, TAX INCENTIVES, AND NONFISCAL POLICIES HELP DRIVE THE EV MARKET; AND COMPARISONS OF POLICY APPROACHES FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ICCT PRODUCED THE GLOBAL AUTOMAKER RATING TO ASSESS HOW THE WORLD'S LARGEST AUTO MANUFACTURERS ARE PROGRESSING IN THE TRANSITION TO EVS.

HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES/ELECTRIC VEHICLES:MOST HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES (HDVS), INCLUDING BUSES AND TRUCKS, RELY ON DIESEL ENGINES THAT EMIT DANGEROUS LEVELS OF PARTICULATES, NITROGEN OXIDES, AND OTHER POLLUTANTS. PEOPLE EXPOSED TO HDV EMISSIONS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY MORE LIKELY TO BE PEOPLE OF COLOR OR TO RESIDE IN LOWER-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. ICCT RESEARCH FOCUSES ON STRATEGIES INCLUDING VOLUNTARY MEASURES, INCENTIVES, AND MANDATES TO DECARBONIZE AND ELECTRIFY THE GLOBAL HDV FLEET. THE ICCT ALSO IDENTIFIES THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE AND IMPACTFUL SOLUTIONS THROUGH A VARIETY OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES, INCLUDING TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP (TCO) ANALYSES AND CASE STUDIES ON BATTERY SWAPPING AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES. THE ICCT CONTRIBUTES ITS PRACTICAL EXPERTISE TO GOVERNMENTS, MANUFACTURERS, AND FLEET OPERATORS TO HELP DEVELOP A CLEANER AND ELECTRIFIED HDV SECTOR.

AVIATION AND MARINE PROGRAMS:AVIATION: CARBON EMISSIONS FROM COMMERCIAL AVIATION ARE ON TRACK TO TRIPLE BY 2050 AMID SURGING DEMAND FOR PASSENGER TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT. THE ICCT AIMS TO ENSURE THAT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOR THE AVIATION SECTOR IS INFORMED BY HIGH-QUALITY, TRANSPARENT ANALYSES OF AIRCRAFT AND AIRLINE PERFORMANCE, AS WELL AS THE IMPACT OF POLICIES ON EQUITABLE ACCESS TO AIR TRAVEL. ICCT RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY, THE DESIGN OF ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND TOOLS SUCH AS CARBON PRICING, AND THE USE OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS. THE ICCT PARTICIPATES IN GROUPS SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO) TO CONTRIBUTE RESEARCH DIRECTLY TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. ICCT RESEARCH ALSO SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO ESTIMATE EMISSIONS OF SPECIFIC FLIGHTS SO THAT CONSUMERS CAN MAKE INFORMED CHOICES AND MINIMIZE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF THEIR TRAVEL.MARINE: THE ICCT'S MARINE PROGRAM WORKS TO SUPPORT POLICIES THAT ADDRESS THE AIR QUALITY AND CLIMATE IMPACTS OF SHIPPING AT INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL LEVELS AS WELL AS AT LOCAL PORTS. ICCT RESEARCH HAS INFORMED THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION'S (IMO) MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITTEE (MEPC) WORK ON POLICIES TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AND GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS FROM INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING. INITIATIVES INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMISSION CONTROL AREAS (ECAS), AN ENERGY EFFICIENCY DESIGN INDEX (EEDI) FOR NEW VESSELS, CONTROLS FOR BLACK CARBON EMISSIONS, AND IMO'S COMPREHENSIVE GHG REDUCTION STRATEGY. THE CUSTOM EMISSIONS INVENTORY TOOLS ICCT RESEARCHERS HAVE DEVELOPED FROM SATELLITE AUTOMATIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (S-AIS) OPERATIONS DATA ARE FUNDAMENTALLY STRENGTHENING THE EVIDENCE BASE AVAILABLE TO NATIONAL AND LOCAL POLICYMAKERS WORKING TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION IN COASTAL AREAS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ICCT'S LANDMARK FUMES STUDY FOUND REAL-WORLD METHANE EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS FUELED BY LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS TO BE MUCH HIGHER THAN ASSUMED BY THE INDUSTRY AND REGULATORS. OUR WORK WILL LEAD TO STRONGER REGULATIONS TO CONTROL MARINE POLLUTION.