BT Group has launched two new initiatives, the Green Tech Innovation Platform and the UK Electric Fleets Alliance, which will drive the UK’s transition to Net Zero carbon emissions and contribute to a green post-Covid19 recovery for the UK.
Green Tech Innovation Platform
Working with Plug and Play, the world’s leading innovation platform headquartered in Silicon Valley, BT aims to uncover the latest technologies from UK-based tech scale-ups that could support BT and its public sector customers transition to Net Zero.
The partnership marks Plug and Play’s entry to the UK market and will explore three areas:
Smart Streets: Insights from environmental monitoring and traffic optimisation sensors which can be easily integrated into ‘street furniture’ like the next generation of BT Street Hub units.
Smart Buildings: IOT capable solutions supporting energy and water management in social housing and other public sector buildings.
Remote Working: Uncover ways 5G can be used to support innovative products and solutions that will reduce travel, e.g. using video, augmented reality or virtual reality to carry out remote repair and diagnostics by health and other public sector workers.
UK Electric Fleets Alliance
BT Group has the second largest commercial fleet in the UK with almost 34,000 vehicles, including more than 28,000 used by Openreach engineers.
BT has joined forces with The Climate Group to launch a new partnership - The UK Electric Fleets Alliance https://www.theclimategroup.org/uk-electric-fleets-alliance. The Alliance will undertake a vital leadership role in the run up to the COP26 climate summit in 2021, highlighting the need to progress towards fleet de-carbonisation and helping to develop policy measures that support corporate Electric Vehicle (EV) uptake, such as stimulating EV supply and investing in EV charging infrastructure.
Philip Jansen, BT Group Chief Excutive
The economic set back and immense hardship caused by the Covid-19 pandemic are severe and could be long lasting. However, despite the temporary reprieve on carbon emissions and air quality in towns and cities during the lockdown, the global climate emergency hasn’t gone away.
