Now is the Time to ‘Lean Into’ Decarbonizing the Transportation Sector – SmartCitiesDive
As companies look to continue to capitalize on the clean energy funding included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, Ali Zaidi, President Joe Biden’s national climate policy advisor, said Wednesday that it’s time to “lean into” decarbonizing the transportation sector.
Zaidi, speaking to Climate Week NYC attendees at the Javits Center Wednesday, said transportation is a “powerful area” to concentrate decarbonization efforts on because of the scale of the sector’s emissions.
“The transportation sector is now the largest sector of emissions for the United States,” Zaidi said, adding that slashing emissions generated from vehicles is “an opportunity that more and more countries are running to seize” to curb their carbon footprint.
