Speaker(s)
Lew Fulton, Director of the Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways (STEPS+) program and the Energy Futures Program within the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis

Abstract
California has set a very ambitious path to reach carbon neutrality across sectors by 2045. For the transportation sector to achieve this, vehicles will largely need to transition to ZEVs, and all energy systems will need to be near zero carbon by that date. The rate of transition will need to be faster than anything previously seen on a major scale in the transportation system. This talk will cover the findings of our report, conducted across four ITS campuses during 2020 and 2021 and published in April as Driving California’s Transportation Emissions to Zero. I will review the challenges identified, the scenarios developed, and the policies needed to achieve specific targets. The talk will focus primarily on CO2 reduction, technologies, light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles and fuels, but will also cover aspects such as infrastructure, regional aspects within the state, workforce aspects, and environmental justice aspects. Finally, remaining issues and needed additional research will be addressed.

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