The UK government has allocated £150 million from the Green Bus Fund to help bus service operators purchase zero-emission buses and associated infrastructure.
New regulations will be introduced to mandate the use of low-carbon fuels and the installation of onboard monitoring equipment on buses to reduce emissions.
The government has launched a consultation on a new bus carbon intensity metric to track progress toward decarbonization.
The new guidance will be provided to help local authorities and bus operators transition to zero-emission buses.
The government will fund a new national bus center of excellence to provide advice, training, and support to bus operators and local authorities.
The Bus Back Better board will oversee the delivery of the government's bus strategy and provide a forum for stakeholders to share best practices and ideas.
The government will provide £20 million to support the development of new bus priority measures, such as bus lanes, traffic signal priority, and priority junctions, to improve bus speeds and reliability.
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