One of the world’s largest tech and travel companies, Uber, has made an ambitious promise to be completely carbon-free by the year 2040. The ride-hailing service has pledged to ensure all vehicles across the US, Canada and Europe are electric by 2030, but will tackle the more difficult task of making the rest of the world’s Uber’s EVs by 2040. Uber have laid out four key actions to tackle climate change. These include allowing customers to guarantee an EV or hybrid vehicle for a $1 supplement in 15 US and Canadian cities. The company is also committed to an investment of $800 million to ensure hundreds of thousands of drivers in the US, Canada and Europe can make the transition to EVs. Uber is promising to pay more money to those drivers who go green and points out that the cars will be cheaper to run. The company is also working with public transit agencies to formulate a strategy where Uber can fit in with the daily commute to help major cities avoid gridlock during rush hour. “Transportation is the fastest growing source of climate-disrupting pollution, and ride-hailing companies, like Uber, can play a vital role in changing course,” said Andrew Steer, President of the World Resources Institute. “Uber is demonstrating progress through its first sustainability report and by committing to set an ambitious science-based emissions target. “As Uber increases its focus on low-carbon transportation, it can expand public transit integration and micro-mobility options, especially for low-income communities, and catalyze the electric vehicle revolution by supporting policies that prioritize the most intensively used vehicles first. With its roadmap, Uber can help push the transportation sector forward by promoting the equitable, sustainable and safe movement of people.”