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Publication Date

Spring 2024

Program Name

Portugal: Sustainability and Environmental Justice

Abstract

As the impacts of climate change increase, the EU and its member countries are attempting to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The adoption of electric vehicles is proving to be a promising solution to achieve this goal, and specifically, reductions in the transport sector emissions. This study analyzes the potential costs and benefits resulting from a mass adoption of electric vehicles in Lisbon by 2050. Through a cost-benefit analysis, this study aims to quantify the major costs and benefits associated with electric vehicles. The results display the potential monetary benefits of a city-wide shift to electric vehicles in addition to environmental benefits. This report recommends government incentives to subsidize the diffusion of electric vehicles and emphasizes the importance of a simultaneous shift to renewable energy. These actions will promote sustainable mobility in Lisbon and set the city on a path to carbon neutrality.

Disciplines

Climate | Environmental Studies | Oil, Gas, and Energy | Sustainability | Transportation

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