Zero-Emission Vehicle Transition Council

A rapid global transition to zero emission vehicles (ZEV) is vital to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Road transport accounts for over 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the total emissions are rising faster than any other sector. We need to dramatically increase the pace of the global transition to meet our Paris Agreement goals, and to keep the limit of 1.5 degrees warming in reach. This will also offer huge opportunities for jobs and growth, cleaner air, improved public health, and could furthermore boost energy security and help balance electricity grids as we make the transition to clean power.

The Zero Emission Vehicles Transition Council was formed in November 2020, as the world’s first political forum through which ministers and representatives from governments from most of the world’s largest and most progressive automotive markets – that collectively account for more than half of all new car sales globally – meet to discuss how to accelerate the pace of the global transition to zero emission vehicles.

Activity period	2020–2024
Last CoAct update	n/a
Web URL	https://zevtc.org/
Output effectiveness	0.67
Accountability Index	0.33
Inclusiveness Index	0.33
Capacity Index	0.57
Num. actors	17
Functions	Knowledge production, Standards and norms, Campaigning
SDGs
Themes	transport
Policy focus	Mainly mitigation
Sectors	Transporation and storage
Implementation countries	Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Korea (the Republic of), Mexico, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland (the), United States of America (the)