Sligo Weekender

Bus Éireann says it plans to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

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BUS ÉIREANN, which employs 82 people in Sligo, has announced that it is committed to halving its greenhouse gas emissions while growing passenger numbers by 30% in the next 10 years. Playing a major role in that will be Rory Leahy, who is now chief safety and sustainabi­lity officer with Bus Éireann. He was previously the regional manager in Sligo.

He said: “This will mean transforma­tional change, new fleet, new charging systems and new training for craftworke­rs in Sligo. “We are already well on the way here, with buses generating up to five times less emissions than cars per passenger kilometre. We hope these developmen­ts will help to make bus travel the first choice for people in Sligo,” he said

RIGHT: Rory Leahy and driver Marian Clarke of Bus Éireann in Sligo marking the publicatio­n of the national bus company’s first ever sustainabi­lity plan.

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