Business Green

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The new funding builds on an array of climate commitments made by the GLA under Sadiq Khan's leadership, including to make London a zero carbon city by 2030 and to develop a climate plan compatible with the highest ambition of the Paris Agreement. e-scooters?are are a viable part of a greener and healthier future for London".

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Charged

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Applications include small city EVs, drones, e-bikes, e-scooters and robotics. It does use some lithium, but the main components are aluminum, graphene and carbon. Morand says its eTechnology is designed for applications that require fast, frequent charges of around 5 minutes or less. Source: Morand Cars.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

Two years ago, Lyft launched a program to buy carbon offsets for all of the rides organized on its network. In addition, Lyft operates bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters in certain regions and integrates its app with public transit data. . Lyft followed that up by launching "green mode" on its app.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2021

Cars, buses, trucks, scooters and even planes are going electric, and Britain needs an electricity grid able to cope with it, writes Onward's Ted Christie-Miller. Cars and vans are on their way to carbon neutrality. The UK's record on transport emissions is poor. This leads us on to another major system challenge: aviation.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Company unveils raft of new sustainability commitments as it announces plan to collaborate on low carbon transport and air pollution advocacy and awareness programmes with WWF. Transport choices and availability plays a key role in the carbon intensity of city mobility," she said. "As

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The transportation industry is at a turning point: Ever-more ambitious climate goals are combining with the dropping cost of electric and low-carbon vehicles to make sustainable fleets more of a reality. Even for Seattle, where Saunders has managed to electrify a majority of the city’s fleet, the path to carbon reduction isn’t simple. "At

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 30, 2023

  In deals, ~$400M for electric scooters and 3 mega $100M+ rounds for geothermal, solid flow batteries, and rural minigrids.  Deals of the Week (10/22-10/29) Late-Stage / Growth 🛵 Ola Electric , a Bengaluru, India-based electric scooters developer, raised $384M in Growth funding from Temasek Holdings and State Bank of India.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Countries and companies have also kicked off pledges to triple investments in renewables and nuclear, drive down methane emissions, and commit loss and damage funds. In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs.

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Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 6, 2020

This turbulence may even lead GM to back out of a deal that had been announced with Nikola, although the terms of that deal are EXTREMELY favorable for GM (GM acquired a stake in the company and a commitment to use its products and services without making a cash investment). China announced a target to be carbon neutral by 2060.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Britain's biggest business group the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called on the government to switch gears in its transport and infrastructure investment, in a new report today which outlines a range of recommendations on delivering low-carbon commutes in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Councils looking to develop more inclusive street designs to support more people in wheelchairs and mobility scooters are also being encourage to apply for the funding, while bids for funding must also show that their proposals take women's safety into account, the government agency said.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The goal is not only to provide a central location for e-bike, e-scooter, and e-moped shopping, but to pivot the way people are thinking about transportation options. Compared to renting e-rides regularly or investing in a car, the cost of purchasing e-transport is a budget-friendly option too.

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2020

The government-owned company - which is responsible for maintaining and improving England's major roads - said some of the investment would also go towards boosting biodiversity, tackling noise pollution, and improving flood resilience, while also saving "millions of hours by improving journey times".

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Clean Energy Trust

AUGUST 30, 2019

August Cleantech Roundup: Energy Storage is Growing, Cleantech Startup are Fundraising, and Scooters are Driving Themselves Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology policy, and investing. Link If the Scooter Rides Itself, What Am I Here For?

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Clean Energy Trust

JANUARY 28, 2022

Middling government action Also, one crosscutting theme that is hard to avoid is the significant increase in new climate tech investment funds. Credit: The Economist One other trend that is sure to be clear to folks following the space is the incredible surge in climate tech investment over the year (really over the last couple of years).

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 28, 2023

in Convertible notes from BlackRock, CPP Investments, OMERS, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and other investors. Deals of the Week (8/14-8/27) Venture Fundings 🔋 Northvolt , a Stockholm, Sweden-based lithium-ion batteries from recycled materials producer, raised $1.2B

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2020

It also unveiled plans to fast track trials for e-scooters rental schemes, in a bid to make it easier for urban commuters to get to work. None of this is easy, but what's the analysis of the impact on carbon emissions & air pollution of encouraging people back into their cars? transportgovuk @beisgovuk @DHSCgovuk.

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Business Green

MAY 17, 2022

There is real money to be made from investing in companies with the greatest potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, argues World Fund’s Tim Schumacher. Instead, software and marketplace investments and micromobility have received the majority of climate tech funding as seemingly "safe bets" for investors.

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Business Green

JANUARY 25, 2021

billion tonnes of carbon and helping to avert climate breakdown, according to a new report launched this week by Dutch non-profit Circle Economy. Circular economy strategies hold the key to a resource-efficient, low-carbon and inclusive future," said Martijn Lopes Cardozo, Circle Economy CEO.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 27, 2023

As the study also pointed out, however, these firms invested just 1.7 percent of their annual capital expenditures in low carbon technologies between 2010 and 2018. In 2021, Shell also sponsored GadgetsBoy – a consumer tech channel with 73,000 YouTube subscribers – to test the firm’s new e-scooter.

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Clean Energy Trust

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

October Cleantech Roundup: Fires, Autonomous Shuttle Buses, Long-Duration Energy Storage Investments, and More! Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights cleantech news and offers perspective on industry, technology, policy, and investing. of the fund, so unlikely to be a big factor in near-term fund performance either way).

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2020

The Department for Transport also said that it had fast-tracked statutory guidance that would allow councils to reallocate road space for cyclists and pedestrians, and announced that it had brought forward e-scooter trials planned for 2021 to next month in order to encourage a broader range of greener alternatives to public transport.

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Clean Energy Trust

JULY 31, 2019

Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, from policy changes to technology updates and investment news. Link Scooter companies continue to receive large investments , with European companies Wind and Dott both raising at least $30 million in Series A rounds. Link (Wind).

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2022

Other measures in the Energy Bill are expected to set out crucial regulatory architecture to support the growth of hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies in the UK, following numerous consultations with industry over the past couple of years.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

Sales continue to surge in key markets, while scores of producers and users of cars, buses, trucks, and even scooters are now pushing towards ridding their operations of fossil fuel vehicles altogether. Investments and public policy should therefore reflect that - and urgently. No room - nor time - for complacency on the EV push.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. million in Neighborhood Grants. LinkedIn | Personal website. million acres the 4.4

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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2020

A combination of old news, tiny sums of investment, low ambition on climate and false solutions to nature protection.". Johnson today made the case for borrowing to invest in a crisis, highlighting the opportunity offered by low interest rates and critical need to tackle soaring unemployment. Because they are. "We

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Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

A Time For Growth The need to reduce carbon emissions has enormous consequences for Europe, explains Carlsson. He invested in a number of start-ups and spent time with his family. Tthe European Investment Bank alone has lent more than € 400 million to Tesla's Swedish challenger. End of European industry. They learn very quickly.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2021

Businesses that advertise in the UK have had to comply with rules around environmental claims for decades, and it is now more than 13 years since the advertising watchdog ordered Shell to pull an ad that used flowers floating from refinery chimneys to promote a carbon capture and utilisation project. Lockwood asks.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 17, 2020

Two years ago, Lyft launched a program to buy carbon offsets for all of the rides organized on its network. In addition, Lyft operates bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters in certain regions and integrates its app with public transit data. Lyft followed that up by launching “green mode” on its app.

Electric vehicle 28

Electric vehicle Policy Electricity Scooters 28

AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Fleet leaders share four recommendations for driving toward zero emissions Mike DeSocio Thu, 10/29/2020 – 01:45 The transportation industry is at a turning point: Ever-more ambitious climate goals are combining with the dropping cost of electric and low-carbon vehicles to make sustainable fleets more of a reality.

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Logistics Biotech Sustainability North America 28

AGreenLiving

JUNE 17, 2020

Two years ago, Lyft launched a program to buy carbon offsets for all of the rides organized on its network. In addition, Lyft operates bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters in certain regions and integrates its app with public transit data. Lyft followed that up by launching “green mode” on its app.

Electric vehicle 28

Electric vehicle Policy Electricity Scooters 28

Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Leaders sought to position the continent’s renewables potential and mineral resources as climate investment opportunities and get nations on the same page ahead of COP28. World Bank reforms that would funnel hundreds of billions of dollars toward climate investments in the Global South. Disproportionate impacts: Home to 1.3

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The firm announced yesterday that the investment round aims to help the company commercialise a two-seater hydrogen-fuelled road 'eco-coupe' dubbed the 'Rasa' by 2023, as well as a lightweight commercial van designed for last mile deliveries one year later.

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2021

Investment of £15m is earmarked in 2021/22 to help address the backlog in traffic signal maintenance "to improve traffic flow and reduce emissions", it states. A broader call for evidence on the use of carbon offsetting in transport has also been launched this week.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 5, 2022

GPR’s Impact Zero Project focuses on creating high-quality products that are efficient, recyclable and manufactured to bring their carbon footprint down to zero. Orlandi is proud of being an Italian company with Italy having a phenomenal number of motorcycle and scooter riders.

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Business Green

JULY 13, 2022

Use of zero emissions vehicles such as buses, cars, bikes, and scooters need to be accelerated across the UK's cities in order to meet national decarbonisation targets, a new report has warned. Specifically, it argues city regions should have more certainty over funding to enable strategic investment in green transport infrastructure.

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