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Rental e-scooters to be made legal on UK roads from Saturday

Business Green

Department of Transport announces that local authorities across the UK can apply to trial e-scooters as part of a year-long trial that will test the cost-effectiveness and convenience of the low-carbon mobility solution embraced by other European countries.

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Scotland’s climate targets are in danger of becoming meaningless, warns advisory group

Envirotec Magazine

One year ago, I called for more clarity and transparency on Scottish climate policy and delivery. Despite new public funding in this area, policies are still wholly inadequate to deliver the scale of low-carbon heat and energy efficiency improvements required. That plea remains unanswered.”. Agriculture and land.

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E-scooters to zoom into West Midlands from next week

Business Green

Year-long trial kicks off following deal with Swedish e-scooter operator Voi. A 12-month trial will see up to 10,000 e-scooters arrive in the West Midlands, as local transport leaders look to cut car journeys and air pollution in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Each centre will begin with 200 e-scooters before the trial expands.

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. Media Authorship. Anheuser-Busch.

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Sustainable Business Travel: How Companies Can Minimize the Environmental Impact of Corporate Travel

Green Business Bureau

Together with tourism, business travel contributes to the release of almost 5 billion tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Implementing green travel policies that prioritize sustainability while remaining affordable and efficient is possible. Scooters, bikes and low-emission vehicles. Invest in carbon offset programs.

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Lyft plans to electrify all of its cars by 2030

GreenBiz

The decade-long goal could result in millions of electric vehicles purchased for ride-hailing operations, encourage greater electric vehicle charging deployments and motivate stronger city, state and federal policies that could make EVs more economical. Aggressive policies around the world are helping spur this electric transition.

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September 2020 Cleantech Roundup: Electric Vehicle Company SPACs | New Decarbonization Policy…

Clean Energy Trust

Three Major Policy Announcements and How They Will Play Into Decarbonization Over the last month, there were three major policy announcements that stood out to me?—?one China announced a target to be carbon neutral by 2060. After all, investors lost so much money in the ‘cleantech 1.0’