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11/07/2018

Delegates To Gather In Dundee For Summit On Going Ultra-Low

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Government ministers, entrepreneurs and business chiefs from as far afield as New Zealand of the world's leading low emission cities will gather in Dundee later this week for a summit on going ultra-low.

The delegates will share their experiences and discuss Dundee City Council's eight year journey.

Councillor Lynne Short, convener of the council's city development committee who will be speaking at the event said: "There is no magic wand or silver bullet to becoming an ultra-low emission city.

"It takes vision, dedication and a lot of persuasion to do what we have done including the introduction of dozens of electric vehicles (EVs) to our fleet, providing a network of EV charging hubs, bringing in a low emission taxi policy and campaigning on behalf of owners, manufacturers and the supporting network.

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"But the rewards are huge in terms of sustainability, clean air and a hard fought reputation for innovation and vision for the city recognised across the globe."

Representatives of both the UK and Scottish governments will address the conference at Discovery Point on Thursday, 12 July, focusing on policy issues around go ultra-low cities, taxis, targets and the charging network.

Industry chiefs and business leaders will also talk about charging infrastructure, the public/private partnership that has successfully delivered projects to date and the next steps for the network across Scotland and the UK, during the day-long event.

Representatives of cities including Nottingham, Bristol, London, York, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Birmingham, Cambridge, Coventry, Cardiff, Barcelona, Wurzburg and Frankfurt will be at the event.

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