Washington has adopted impressive and scientifically necessary requirements for reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) over the coming years, including limiting emissions to 45% below 1990 levels by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Representing 39% of Washington’s economy-wide emissions, the transportation sector must play a critical role in the state’s decarbonization efforts. Electrifying on road transportation, which represents 24% of the state’s emissions, and for which electric vehicle (EV) technology is most advanced, is a critical opportunity for the state to reduce GHG emissions.
To meet the state’s 2030 limit, GHG emissions from on-road vehicles likely need to decrease to fewer than 10 MMT CO2 e annually. The “Washington Transportation Electrification Strategy” developed by the Interagency Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council is the state’s implementation roadmap for how to get there in 2030 by maximising transportation electrification in a way that supports other clean transportation strategies, setting Washington up for the most equitable and cost effective zero-emissions future possible.
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