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U.S. Signs Global Commitment to 100% Zero-Emission Trucks, Buses at COP27

19 Nov 2022 | Abstracted from EDF

"Joining sixteen nations, US Secretary Granholm added the U.S. as a signatory to the Global Memorandum of Understanding on Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles...commits the U.S. to a goal of 100% zero-emission truck and bus sales by 2040.

"By joining the MOU yesterday, the Biden Administration is recognizing the climate and health imperative of rapidly deploying zero-emission trucks and buses."

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