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Date Time New tree fund for local communities announced A brand-new funding initiative to increase tree planting and natural regeneration in local communities has been announced by the government today (Friday 12 March), with £2.7 million available this year, building the pipeline of projects for community planting in future years. The Local Authority Treescapes fund is aimed at establishing more trees in riverbanks, hedgerows, parklands, urban areas, beside roads and footpaths, in copses and ...

Share this article Share this article SYDNEY, March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On the back of the recent announcement of the long-term exclusive agreement for the distribution of BYD right hand drive electric vehicles in Asia Pacific, TrueGreen Impact Group will be launching the Pre IPO investment rounds for their EV Mobility division. It is anticipated that a public listing will be forthcoming in the next financial year 21/22, and it will be the first Electric Vehicle company listed in Australi...

A POLLUTION charge is set to be imposed on vehicles in the city centre from August.

Date Time Strong interest in ACT’s zero-emission bus transition The ACT Government has today released further information on the next step of its transition to a zero-emission bus fleet – a key project for job creation and taking real action on climate change. Minister for Transport and City Services Chris Steel said he was very pleased with the interest shown by the market to date, with over 100 registrations from a wide range of industry sectors as part of pre-procurement market sounding....

The United Nations The world is at a critical moment to deliver on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Wednesday, during a virtual discussion with European Parliament Vice-President Heidi Hautala. Multilateral engagement is key to responding to the pandemic and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the deputy chief highlighted the importance of the UN’s strategic partnership with the EU. “It is a critical moment f...

Justin Laney, general manager – fleet at John Lewis Partnership, told Drapers Sustainable Fashion Conference that the fleet industry is on the cusp of an environmental revolution. “Revolution hasn’t happened yet in the [fleet] industry but it is about to – we are approaching a revolution, similar in scale to the move away from horses to combustion engines.” Laney is spearheading John Lewis’s Pathway to Zero Emission Fleet. The pathway focuses on two key commitments; ensuring that al...

Renewable energy is "crucial for building a sustainable, prosperous and peaceful future", the UN chief said on Wednesday, launching an accelerated drive...

Click the thumbs up > The first Fleet News 2025 Strategy Forum put the spotlight on fleets’ five-year planning as UK businesses start the transition towards the ban on sales of new petrol/diesel by 2030. Among the challenges discussed by an expert panel of fleets was how to engage key stakeholders, including getting buy-in from the top to accelerate change and persuading drivers to make the right choices. Head of fleet James Buxton and fleet business development manager (EV) Kate Thompson fro...

Can Switzerland, as planned, cut its CO 2 emissions to zero by 2050? In a study, researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have investigated what measures would be necessary to achieve this reduction and how much it might cost per person. Evangelos Panos is convinced that if Switzerland wants to achieve the zero-emissions target by 2050, it need great efforts. (Photo: Paul Scherrer Institute/Mahir Dzambegovic) Study authors Evangelos Panos (left) and Tom Kober know: Electromobility will pl...

Industry consultation over an Electric Vehicle Road User Charge in South Australia will begin this week, as the State Government has announced it plans...