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Is green local transport also green for the globe?

Mark J Fowles Managing director Nottingham City Transport Nottingham NG1
19 March 2021
 

We can all agree that the drive towards cleaner, greener public transport is a desirable objective and politicians are rightly calling for cleaner transport in city centres. But there is a huge difference between “green”/“clean” and exporting your pollution to another part of the planet.

A report published last year by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD) highlighted the issue. “Most consumers are only aware of the ‘clean’...

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