Sustainable Transportation in a New Global Era:
Advancing Climate, Affordability, and Competitiveness
The transportation and energy sectors are undergoing massive transformations, but with dramatic differences across regions and nations. The US lags with electric vehicles (EVs) and is a leader with automated vehicles (AVs). Some global south countries are electrifying two-wheelers, cars and buses faster than some OECD countries. Europe is forging ahead on EVs but facing many headwinds. China is racing ahead with EVs, but facing a flat or declining domestic market. California’s climate ambitions have been blunted after pioneering the transition away from fossil energy. Policymakers around the world are softening climate ambitions as they confront affordability, security, and other concerns. The result is a stronger emphasis on industrial policy.
This Asilomar conference will include a global perspective, leveraging experiences and insights across California, the US, Europe, China, and the Global South to inform policy in the US and elsewhere. The conference will reflect on the past but focus on what is next--highlighting the urgency and imperative for policymakers and industry to respond to the growing threats of climate change, while managing the emergence of new technologies, shifting geopolitical power, and heightened concern for affordability and social well being.
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