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Report Finds That Urgent Changes in Transport Financing Required to Enable More Sustainable Transportation Globally

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The report, A Paradigm Shift Towards Sustainable Low Carbon Transport , finds that more than $1.5 Transport is also typically responsible for around 80% of developing cities' local air pollution and more than 1.3 —A Paradigm Shift Towards Sustainable Low Carbon Transport.

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President’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9B for DOE; 9% boost over FY 2015 enacted; $793M (2.7%) for sustainable transportation

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Sustainable transportation. Sustainable transportation funding requests include: Vehicle technologies. Within the $10.7 billion, the FY 2016 Budget requests $4.8 billion for applied energy activities, including: $2.72 Also within the $10.7 billion, the FY 2016 Budget Request provides $5.34

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Uber plans to launch EVs in a market that Tesla is eyeing for its next factory

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Uber is using a program called Uber Green to boost financing options as it looks to partner with local fleet operators to expand the presence of electric power trains in India. India is attracting a wide range of companies that are involved in the sustainable transportation market.

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The Kiwi business journey to Carbon Zero

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GET ON THE JOURNEY TO CARBON ZERO. Lower your company-wide emissions with sustainable vehicles. Businesses big and small will play a vital role in reducing New Zealand’s carbon emissions through the transition to more sustainable transport. Step 1: Your carbon strategy. Business example.

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ADB Transport Forum: shift to greener transport in Asia key to global sustainability; investment of $2.5T needed by 2020

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Asia must scale up sustainable transport development or face a bleak future of congested roads, pollution, ill health and economic damage, which could have ripple effects around the world, the third ADB (Asian Development Bank) transport forum heard earlier this month in Manila.

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Report: Major changes needed to transport financing

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If the transport sector is to cope with the rapid growth in motor vehicle traffic and the related environmental and health issues then major changes are needed to how transport is financed. That’s the verdict of a new report by the Transport Research Laboratory entitled A Paradigm Shift Towards Sustainable Low Carbon Transport.

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How Eco-Friendly Transportation Boosts Business Success

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The Green Trend in Business Between scientific proof of emissions damage and consumers’ growing desire to work with businesses with sustainable policies, companies have shifted to more environmentally friendly practices. This year, sustainability reporting and sustainable finance are among the top trends in international businesses.