How California Developed the First-of-its-Kind Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 9:00 am – 10:00 am – WEBINAR Via Zoom California has been a global pioneer on electric vehicles, and that leadership extends to zero-emission trucks. Join us for a webinar discussing our new report, which tells the story of the California Air Resources Board’s first-of-its-kind Advanced Clean Trucks regulation. Adopted in 2020, this landmark regulation required truckmakers to begin selling zero-emission trucks starting in 2024, with increasing percentages through 2035. The webinar will feature a conversation with key stakeholders involved in the development of the regulation: - Katherine Garcia, Director of the Clean Transportation for All Campaign, Sierra Club - Jimmy O’Dea, Acting Deputy Director, Caltrans (former Union of Concerned Scientists) - Michael Geller, Deputy Director, Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association - Chloé F. Smith, Research Fellow, UC Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment (CLEE) - Ethan Elkind (Moderator), Director of the Climate Program, CLEE Read the report here: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/research/clee/research/climate/transportation/advanced-clean-trucks-regulation/