International Council On Clean Transportation

THE PURPOSE OF ICCT IS TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY OF CARS, TRUCKS, AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN ORDER TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AND TO CARRY ON ANY OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

PASSENGER VEHICLES/ELECTRIC VEHICLES:ICCT'S PASSENGER VEHICLES (PV) AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EV) TEAM INVESTIGATES THE TECHNOLOGICAL AND POLICY ACTIONS NEEDED TO CUT CARBON EMISSIONS FROM THE LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLE (LDV) SECTOR. LDVS INCLUDING PASSENGER CARS, LIGHT TRUCKS AND VANS, MOTORCYCLES, SCOOTERS, AND OTHER TWO- AND THREE-WHEELED VEHICLES ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT A THIRD OF GLOBAL OIL DEMAND AND PRODUCE ABOUT HALF OF ALL TRANSPORTATION-RELATED GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS. WHILE GREAT STRIDES HAVE BEEN MADE IN CONTROLLING EMISSIONS FROM LDVS, POLLUTANTS INCLUDING CARBON MONOXIDE, UNBURNED HYDROCARBONS, SULFUR OXIDES, NITROGEN OXIDES, PARTICULATES, AND OTHER AIR TOXINS STILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK. WHILE EFFICIENCY STANDARDS ARE SUCCESSFULLY REDUCING OIL CONSUMPTION AND GHG EMISSIONS FROM THE GROWING LDV FLEET, ICCT ADVOCATES FOR MORE FORCEFUL PUBLIC POLICY ACTION TO EXTEND THESE STANDARDS ALONGSIDE COMPLEMENTARY FISCAL POLICIES TO ENSURE MANUFACTURERS' REAL COOPERATION WITH ADVANCING TECHNOLOGIES TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE. ELECTRIFICATION IS A CORE COMPONENT OF ICCT'S PV PROGRAM, AND A COORDINATED TRANSITION TO ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES (ZEVS) IS NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THE FUTURE CLIMATE AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF THE LDV SECTOR. ICCT SUPPORTS THE GLOBAL TRANSITION TO EVS BY ANALYZING AND IDENTIFYING THE POLICIES AND INCENTIVES THAT ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE IN THE EARLY GROWTH STAGES OF THE GLOBAL EV MARKET. ICCT RESEARCHES TRENDS IN EV TECHNOLOGIES AND VEHICLE MARKETS; EVALUATES HOW REGULATION, TAX INCENTIVES, NON-FISCAL PROMOTIONAL POLICIES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE ARE HELPING TO DRIVE THE EV MARKET; AND COMPARES POLICY APPROACHES FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES. THROUGH INITIATIVES INCLUDING THE ZEV ALLIANCE, ICCT WORKS DIRECTLY WITH GOVERNMENTS TO INFORM PRACTICAL POLICY MAKING THAT CAN FACILITATE THE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSITION TO A ZERO-EMISSION TRANSPORTATION SECTOR.

HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES/ ELECTRIC VEHICLES:ICCT'S HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES (HDV) PROGRAM RESEARCHES THE GROWING PORTFOLIO OF POLICIES AND TECHNOLOGIES DESIGNED TO REDUCE CLIMATE IMPACTS AND AIR POLLUTION FROM ON-ROAD FREIGHT. RESEARCH CENTERS ON THE STRATEGIES NECESSARY TO ELECTRIFY THE GLOBAL HDV FLEET THROUGH VOLUNTARY MEASURES (E.G., GREEN FREIGHT PROGRAMS; FUEL-EFFICIENCY LABELING), INCENTIVES (E.G., PURCHASE INCENTIVES; REDUCED TARIFFS AND INTEREST RATES; CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT) AND MANDATES (E.G., VEHICLE EFFICIENCY STANDARDS; EXHAUST POLLUTANT LIMITS; ZERO EMISSION/ELECTRIFICATION TARGETS). ICCT IDENTIFIES AND PROMOTES THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE AND IMPACTFUL INTERVENTIONS, CONTRIBUTING ITS PRACTICAL EXPERTISE TO GOVERNMENTS AND OEMS TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CLEANER FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SECTOR.

MARINE & AVIATION:ICCT ENSURES THAT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOR THE AVIATION SECTOR IS INFORMED BY HIGH-QUALITY, TRANSPARENT ANALYSIS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF BOTH AIRCRAFTS AND AIRLINES. RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATE AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, AIRLINE FUEL EFFICIENCY, ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD DESIGN, AND THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS IN AVIATION. ICCT LEVERAGES ITS MEMBERSHIP IN GROUPS SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL COALITION FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION (ICSA) TO CONTRIBUTE RESEARCH DIRECTLY TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PRAGMATICALLY INFORM THE DESIGN OF POLICIES TO REDUCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FLYING. ICCT RESEARCH FURTHER SUPPORTS EFFORTS BY CONSUMERS TO MINIMIZE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF THEIR TRAVEL AND EFFORTS BY INDUSTRY GROUPS AT THE FOREFRONT OF AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. ICCT'S MARINE PROGRAM WORKS TO SUPPORT POLICIES THAT ADDRESS THE AIR-QUALITY AND CLIMATE IMPACTS OF SHIPPING AT THE INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND LOCAL (PORT) LEVELS. ICCT RESEARCH HAS INFORMED THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION'S (IMO) MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITTEE (MEPC) WORK ON POLICIES TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AND GHGS FROM INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING. INITIATIVES INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMISSION CONTROL AREAS (ECAS), ENERGY EFFICIENCY DESIGN INDEX (EEDI) TARGETS FOR NEW VESSELS, CONTROLS FOR BLACK CARBON EMISSIONS, AND IMO'S COMPREHENSIVE GHG REDUCTION STRATEGY. ICCT'S ONGOING WORK ON AIR POLLUTION AND HEAVY FUEL OIL (HFO) USE IN ARCTIC SHIPPING IS BUILDING A DATA-DRIVEN ARGUMENT FOR POLICY PROGRESS AT BOTH IMO AND THE ARCTIC COUNCIL. 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 COMMITTED TO REDUCING AIR POLLUTION IN COASTAL AREAS, MOST NOTABLY IN CHINA.