Buses and the environment

Grants and funding to reduce the environmental impact of buses.

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Services

• Apply for supported bus services funding

  Application guidance and funding allocations for supported bus services funding in 2020 to 2021.

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Guidance and regulation

• Bus service improvement plan
  • Guidance
  • 16 January 2024
  • Department for Transport
• Apply for zero emission bus funding (ZEBRA 2)
  • Guidance
  • 20 November 2023
  • Department for Transport
• A better deal for bus users
  • Guidance
  • 6 February 2020
  • Department for Transport
• Zero emission buses: local authority toolkit
  • Guidance
  • 13 April 2022
  • Department for Transport
• Low carbon emission buses: dual-fuel diesel or gas buses certification
  • Guidance
  • 6 July 2012
  • Department for Transport

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News and communications

• Hundreds of new zero emission buses to connect communities in England
  • 8 September 2023
  • Department for Transport
  • News story
• Boost for buses as government takes more steps to support and decarbonise sector
  • 21 March 2023
  • Department for Transport
  • News story
• £25 million to boost rollout of British-made green buses around the country
  • 2 March 2023
  • Department for Transport
  • News story
• Consultation on setting an end date for the sale of new non-zero emission buses
  • 28 March 2022
  • Department for Transport and Office for Zero Emission Vehicles
  • Written statement
• UK on track to reach 4,000 zero emission bus pledge with £200 million boost
  • 26 March 2022
  • Department for Transport and Office for Zero Emission Vehicles
  • News story

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Research and statistics

• Towns, cities and transport: challenges for the water environment
  • 22 October 2021
  • Environment Agency
  • Research
• Decarbonising UK transport: technology roadmaps
  • 14 July 2021
  • Department for Transport
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• Ending the sale of new, non-zero emission buses, coaches and minibuses
  • 26 March 2022
  • Department for Transport and Office for Zero Emission Vehicles
  • Closed consultation
  • Date closed 21 May 2022
• Creating a plan to decarbonise transport: call for ideas
  • 8 July 2020
  • Department for Transport
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 01 September 2020
• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions: memorandum of understanding between DfT and the city of Los Angeles
  • 3 February 2022
  • Department for Transport, Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles , and Closed organisation: Office for Low Emission Vehicles
  • Policy paper
• Bus back better
  • 15 March 2021
  • Department for Transport
  • Policy paper
• Future of mobility call for evidence
  • 19 March 2019
  • Department for Transport and Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
  • Call for evidence outcome

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) programmes funding amounts
  • 22 March 2024
  • Department for Transport
  • Transparency
• Ultra-low emission bus scheme: successful bidders
  • 6 February 2019
  • Department for Transport and Closed organisation: Office for Low Emission Vehicles
  • Transparency
• Low emission bus scheme: successful bidders
  • 28 August 2017
  • Closed organisation: Office for Low Emission Vehicles and Department for Transport
  • Transparency
• Successful bids for the Clean Bus Technology Fund 2015
  • 3 January 2016
  • Department for Transport
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Department for Transport
• Office for Zero Emission Vehicles
• Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
• Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
• Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

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• Environment Agency