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As of June 2024, the U.S. has 12,174 committed electric school buses, representing a 19-fold increase since June 2019. While these vehicles currently make up only about 3% of the national fleet, over 234,000 students now ride them, with the highest adoption rates in the West and South regions. The transition is largely driven by the EPA's Clean School Bus Program, which provides $5 billion from 2022 to 2026 to reduce the 8.4 million metric tons of carbon pollution emitted annually by school bus fleets and mitigate health risks associated with diesel exhaust.

The document examines the relationship between fishing capacity, overcapacity, and overfishing within the context of WTO negotiations to prohibit harmful fisheries subsidies. It defines key technical terms based on FAO guidelines, distinguishes between input and output measures of capacity, and outlines a four-level data framework for monitoring. The brief highlights that global fisheries are largely overcapitalized, with a significant increase in vessel numbers and engine power from 1950 to 2015, contributing to a decline in stock abundance and productivity.