GBP 30m for green buses to save jobs and reduce CO2

Up to 1000 jobs will be secured and up to 10,000 tonnes of CO2 saved thanks to a grant of £30m to bus operators and local authorities. The winners of the Green Bus Fund – which aims to encourage and help bus operators and local authorities to buy new low carbon buses – will now be able to purchase 349 vehicles which will operate in most of our main cities and some rural areas by March 2012. Industry estimates are that up to 1000 jobs will be safeguarded as a result of this investment.

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Posted on December 13, 2009 · in UK

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