Policy Solution

Vehicle electrification

Incentive

Electrifying and reducing the fuel load of vehicles reduces excess urban heat emitted by gasoline-powered vehicles.

Promote electric vehicle adoption by offering rebates or tax credits for the purchase or lease of electric or hybrid vehicles.

Consider a progressive incentive structure with higher rebates for low- to moderate- income consumers.

Climate:

Cold, Hot/Dry, Hot/Humid, Temperate
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 Types:

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

Intervention Scale:

City, Nation, 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/Economic):

Improve the public realm