Government invests £143m in new fleet of zero-emission buses

Stuart Stone
clock • 3 min read
Credit: Department for Transport
Image:

Credit: Department for Transport

Twenty-five councils across England to receive ZEBRA funding to support roll out of almost 1,000 zero emission buses

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has today announced 955 new zero emission buses will hit the road across England, thanks to £143m in fresh funding awards from the second round of the Zero Emission Bus...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

Stuart Stone
Author spotlight

Stuart Stone

View profile
More from Stuart Stone

High Seas Treaty passes into UK law after receiving Royal Assent

UN Climate Chief: Climate action can deliver stability in face of 'new world disorder'

More on Policy

High Seas Treaty passes into UK law after receiving Royal Assent
Policy

High Seas Treaty passes into UK law after receiving Royal Assent

Government expected to fully ratify landmark Treaty this summer, after it achieved both Parliamentary approval and Royal Assent this month

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 12 February 2026 • 3 min read
European Parliament adopts target to slash EU emissions by 90 per cent by 2040
Policy

European Parliament adopts target to slash EU emissions by 90 per cent by 2040

European Parliament votes in favour of intermediate and binding climate target as bloc reinforces net zero by 2050 target

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 10 February 2026 • 3 min read
Local Power Plan: Government to pump £1bn into community energy projects
Policy

Local Power Plan: Government to pump £1bn into community energy projects

Funding from Great British Energy to help unlock hundreds of community-owned renewables projects across the UK

James Murray
James Murray
clock 10 February 2026 • 4 min read