In addition, GFEI has a goal of increasing the number of countries that are committed to working with us to secure these fuel economy improvements to reach 100. GFEI has also expanded its focus to include Heavy Duty Vehicles, and has set the aim of a 35 per cent improvement by 2035 (based on a 2015 baseline)

- Support for national and regional policy-making efforts; - Outreach and awareness raising to stakeholders (e.g. vehicle manufacturers); GFEI is continuing its capacity building support to countries to develop fuel economy policies. GFEI has continued to raise global awareness about the benefits of fuel economy in 2018, by working closely with governments and policy makers and showcasing our work at major conferences, such as TRB in Washington DC, ITF in Leipzig, and at the HLPF in New York. GFEI partners provide expert guidance and training, including at regional training and networking events, as well as in-country training and policy development support.

GFEI continues to support countries around the world to develop fuel economy policies. At the High Level Political Forum in New York in July 2018, GFEI released a new film which outlines the support that it provides to countries: https://www.globalfueleconomy.org/blog/2018/july/gfei-high-level-reception-in-new-york-screens-film-showcasing-jamaica-as-a-gfei-case-study

GFEI’s long term goal is to double average fuel economy by 2030 for new vehicles. Our objectives for 2020 are that countries are on target to achieve this, both in terms of current reductions, but also in terms of future policy frameworks and trajectories.

GFEI’s roadmap includes working with countries to support the implementation of fuel economy policies, and their further development. GFEI does this through global and regional engagement, such as through the G20 and regional groups such as ASEAN, as well as working closely with national stakeholders in country. GFEI supports countries to develop a baseline analysis of their own vehicle fleet and to develop appropriate policy options to improve vehicle fuel economy in response. GFEI will be holding further workshops and meetings to develop these further, and work with stakeholders in different countries to prepare for implementation.

Throughout 2016 GFEI has begun to support some of the countries which joined our work at COP21, whilst also continuing to highlight the importance of fuel economy for tackling climate change. The issues which GFEI addresses have been presented to key audiences at major conferences in Australia, the US, Germany, Brazil, the UK and Korea, as well as many regional and in-country workshops and training events.

The Global Fuel Economy Initiative held its largest ever global training and networking event in Paris on 9-10th June 2016. Over 70 participants attended from around fifty countries including many new countries that made commitments to improving fuel economy as part of the COP21 climate agreement. The event was hugely successful and an unrivalled opportunity for participants to learn from GFEI world-leading experts, as well as exchange lessons learned and build momentum to implement new fuel economy policies. The event brought together participants from all around the world, including G20 countries such as Canada, France, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Indonesia, as well as developing countries such as Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Costa Rica, Panama, Malaysia and Vietnam. The training included expert input and analysis on a range of topics, including an introduction to fuel economy concepts, in-depth training on fuel economy trends and developing country baselines to assess progress and inform cost-benefit analysis of different options.

GFEI’s latest analysis suggests that average vehicle fuel economy has improved from 8.8 Lge/100km in 2005 to 7.6Lge/100km in 2015. GFEI will continue to track this globally with the latest data as it becomes available.

GFEI is now working with around 70 countries globally, supporting them to develop baseline analysis and introduce policies to improve fuel economy in their country.

In addition, we also track the progress of our country support, as we provide support for in-country workshops, baseline studies and policy options for government. We produce regular updates, such as this report: https://www.globalfueleconomy.org/media/597132/gfei-climate-report-sprds.pdf

The initiative has introduced detailed reporting requirements in contracts as the first step to establish impact assessment and progress monitoring system. In addition to the global networking event, there have been national or regional workshops in Kenya, Botswana, Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Peru, Jamaica, Macedonia and Ukraine, with more planned. GFEI has also been providing support to Turkey and South Africa.

GFEI has continued its series of working papers, publishing new data (Working Paper 12) on average fuel economy globally which includes in-depth analysis for major markets. It has also published a new analysis of potential growth in EVs (Working Paper 13), and a report on fuel economy in HDVs (Working Paper 14), as well as an updated tracking report for the decade 2005-2015 (Working Paper 15). New Working Papers 16 and 18 cover GFEI's analysis and approach to electric vehicles, and Working Paper 17 looks at the impact of vehicles size on average fuel economy.

GFEI's latest research report tracks progress: https://www.globalfueleconomy.org/data-and-research/publications/gfei-delivering-sustainable-development-goal-7