Policy Solution
Vehicle electrification
Incentive
Overview:
Summary: Electrifying and reducing the fuel load of vehicles reduces excess urban heat emitted by gasoline-powered vehicles.
Implementation: Promote electric vehicle adoption by offering rebates or tax credits for the purchase or lease of electric or hybrid vehicles.
Considerations for Use: Consider a progressive incentive structure with higher rebates for low- to moderate- income consumers.
- Policy Levers:
IncentiveFinancial and non-financial incentives to encourage stakeholders to implement heat risk reduction and preparedness solutions, including rebates, tax credits, expedited permitting, development/zoning bonuses, and more. - Trigger Points:
City planning processesIncludes city initiatives such as the development of climate action plan, pathway to zero-energy, master plan, transit plan, energy mapping etc.No-regrets actions (low cost/low effort but substantial benefit)Interventions that are relatively low-cost and low effort (in terms of requisite dependencies) but have substantial environmental and/or social benefits. - Intervention Type:
Planning/Policy - Sectors:
Transportation
- Target Beneficiaries:
Residents - Phase of Impact:
Risk reduction and mitigation - Metrics:
Number of electric vehicles, Number of residents participating in program
Impact:
Implementation:
- Intervention Scale:
City, National, State/Province - Authority and Governance:
City government, National government, State/provincial government - Implementation Timeline:
Short-term (1-2 Years) - Implementation Stakeholders:
City government, Industry, Public - Funding Sources:
Public investment - Capacity to Act:
High, Medium
- Cost-Benefit:
Low - Public Good:
Medium - GHG Reduction:
Medium - Co-benefits (Climate/Environmental):
Reduce air and water pollution, Reduce greenhouse gas emissions - Co-benefits (Social):
Improve the public realm