COP28 Day 7 Cities
Cities are responsible for 75% of global emissions according to the UN environment programme.
COP28 Presidency brings together leaders to chart new path forward on urbanization and climate change
- Members of the air transport sector gathered at the Global Sustainable Aviation Forum explores how to transition the industry away from fossil fuels and promote decarbonization,
- Charging Ahead: A Collective Vision on Charging Infrastructure to Accelerate the EV Transition shared global best practices on the rollout of EV charging infrastructure.
- The Climate Pledge and C40 Cities hosted an event on decarbonizing urban freight transportation by transitioning to electric freight vehicles.
- 2021 United Nations Sustainable Transport Conference, the transportation sector is responsible for approximately one quarter of greenhouse gas emissions and is the largest source of energy-related emissions for 45 percent of countries.
- United States, where the transportation sector accounts for 29 percent of total U.S. GHG emissions.
- The US 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: $27 billion in funding for carbon pollution reduction projects:the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program, $5 billion to develop a national electric vehicle charging network, a Low or No Emission Vehicle Program, $5 billion to replace transit buses with zero-emission electric buses. Similarly, the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act provides tax credits to purchase qualifying electric vehicles and the development of sustainable aviation fuels, among other clean energy programs.
- The European Union and its Member States, transport emissions represent around 25 percent of total EU GHG emissions. Important Projects of Common European Interest in the hydrogen technology value chain or in batteries (HyTech, allocating €5.4 billion to thirty-five companies, first and second IPCEI on batteries granting €6.1 billion to fifty-nine participants), the InvestEU Fund, and the Innovation Fund.
