Uber passengers will now be able to track the emissions avoided when taking zero-carbon rides on the ride-sharing app.
Rider Emissions Savings, one of several new updates launched by Uber, is an in-app feature that tracks the amount of CO2 avoided by riders taking trips through Uber Green and Comfort Electric.
In an additional new commitment, the company is aiming to eliminate emissions on all Uber Eats deliveries globally by 2040 – and end all unnecessary restaurant plastic waste by 2030. This will be supported through partnerships including the World Wildlife Fund to support restaurants and couriers, as well as leaders in e-mobility, such as Cooltra and Human Forest, to increase car-free deliveries.
This builds on an existing commitment to become a zero-emissions mobility platform in London by 2025, in Europe and North America by 2030, and globally by 2040.
Uber currently has more than 60,000 EVs active on the platform, with more than 10,000 EVs on the road in London now driving over 18% of miles, making the city Uber’s capital of electrification.
Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber CEO, said: “The small changes we’re announcing today add up to something big: building sustainability into the core user experience across our global platform to reach our zero-emissions goals together.”
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