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Road Transport Breakthrough

The road transport sector is responsible for 10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. By following the International Energy Agency’s Net Zero Emissions 2050 scenario, two million lives could be saved annually by halving premature deaths associated with air pollution. the initiative aims at making zero-emission vehicles the new normal - accessible, affordable, and sustainable in all regions by 2030.

Activity period 2022–present
Last CoAct update 2025
Web URL https://breakthroughagenda.org/road-transport-initiatives/
Output effectiveness
0.33
Accountability Index
0.38
Inclusiveness Index
0.52
Num. actors 67
Functions Knowledge production, Knowledge dissemination, Technical implementation, Institutional capacity building, Standards and norms, Participatory management, Training, Funding, Policy planning
SDGs 7 8 9 12 13 17
Themes transport
Policy focus Mainly mitigation
Sectors Transporation and storage
Implementation countries Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See (the), India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea (the Republic of), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Serbia, Sweden, Türkiye, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland (the), United States of America (the)
Target Target type
aligning high-emitting industries with the Paris Agreement by 2030, and reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 Net zero target
To make zero emission vehicles the new normal, accessible, affordable, and sustainable in all regions by 2030. Emission reduction target
By 2030, MI NZI pursues the goals of implementing at least 50 large-scale demonstration projects Other target
fast-tracking the development to TRL 8 of radical breakthrough low-emission technologies and reducing the capital expenditure of low-emission innovative technologies by more than 15%. Other target