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Briefing
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- Green Cities Initiative – Ridesharing firm Lyft announced Green Cities initiative, which aims to tackle climate change, in blog post by co-founder John Zimmer on Medium
- Carbon Neutral Rides – Highlighted that Lyft rides are carbon neutral as of April 2018
- Renewable Energy Purchases – Committed to purchase enough renewable energy to sustain energy needs of electric vehicles in platform and offices
- Carbon Offsets – Invested millions of dollars to offset one million metric tons of carbon, equivalent to planting tens of millions of trees or removing hundreds of thousands of cars off roads
- Funding of Projects – Continuously funding emission reduction projects, including in automotive manufacturing process, as well as renewable energy programs, forestry projects, and capture of emissions from landfills
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Transportation and Logistics
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Organization
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Lyft
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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April 19, 2018
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