Advocacy
Advocacy
Transportation
The U.S. transportation sector is on the verge of a major transformation, providing a unique opportunity to design its path forward. If we are proactive, we can build a sector that is more energy-efficient, safe, productive, clean, convenient, and accessible for all.
Transportation Advocacy
The FAST Act, the current surface transportation authorization bill, was granted a one-year extension to September 2021 as Congress negotiates immediate COVID-19 relief. With this deadline approaching, the Alliance and the 50x50 Commission issued a set of policy recommendations for Congress, including opportunities for high-efficiency vehicles, innovation and R&D, and improving efficiency in mass transit and ports of entry. With negotiations heating up, the Alliance is driving transportation efficiency efforts by engaging with Hill offices and submitting letters of support and testimony to the transportation committees.
The 50x50 Action Network has also been working this year to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. With the transportation sector's proven benefits for job creation and resiliency, our team is advocating for the inclusion of 50x50 priorities in any upcoming stimulus measures, thus helping us to build back better.
50x50 Reports:
- Building the Foundation for 50x50: A Policy Proposal for Infrastructure and Surface Transportation Authorization
- Building the Foundation for 50x50 Summary
- Reinventing U.S. Mobility: Reducing Energy Use 50 Percent By 2050 in a New Transportation Paradigm
- Light-duty Vehicles Sector Baseline Report
- Heavy-duty Vehicles & Freight Sector Baseline Report
- Non-road Vehicles Sector Baseline Report
- Enabling Infrastructure Sector Baseline Report
- ICT, Shared Mobility, and Automation Sector Baseline Report
Congressional Letters:
- Letter to Biden Administration on Energy Security (Mar. 31, 2022)
- Letter to Congressional Committees on Energy Efficiency Priorities (April 14, 2021)
- Letter to President Biden on Energy Efficiency Priorities (March 29, 2021)
- Build By The Fourth of July Coalition Infrastructure Letter to Congress (Feb. 17, 2021)
- GREEN Act Transportation Letter of Support to Ways and Means (Dec. 10, 2019)
- EV Tax Credit Letter of Support to Congressional Leadership (Sept. 25, 2019)
- EV Tax Credit Letter of Support to Ways and Means and Committee on Finance (April 29, 2019)
- Infrastructure Energy Efficiency Letter to Congressional Leadership (January 15, 2019)
- Energy Efficiency and Climate Letter to Congressional Leadership (January 8, 2019)
- EV Tax Credit Letter of Support to Ways and Means and Committee on Finance (December 13, 2018)
Testimony:
- Response to Questions for the Record, House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (May 18, 2022)
- Statement for the Record, Senate Hearing to Examine the Use of Energy as a Tool and a Weapon (Mar. 16, 2022)
- House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Response to Request for Information (Nov. 22, 2019)
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Written Testimony (Feb. 7, 2019)
- House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change Written Testimony (Feb. 6, 2019)
Resources:
- 50x50 Action Network Recommendations in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Build Back Better Act (Dec. 14, 2021)
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Factsheet (August 2021)
- 50x50 Action Network 2021 Advocacy Roadmap
- Energy Efficiency Impact Report
- Energy Efficiency Provisions in 116th Congress Senate/House Energy Bills