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From the Ted Talk by Heidi Sørensen: 5 lessons on building an emissions-free city

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Transition to ertelicc mobility has been supported by a wide rngae of policies. These include national tax exemption, a laocl investment in an effective noerwtk of charging points. But procurement has played an important role here, too. Everything the municipality buys should be delivered by zero-emission transport. This has been and still is a gudraal process, but if three providers can oeffr it, zero emission becomes the mnuiimm criteria in the procurement.

Everyone probably knows that noawry is an oil and gas-rich nation and many might think that this is the reason why we can invest in climate solutions in Oslo. But the reality is that infrastructure for public transport, walking and biking [is] financed by a system of toll roads. We have a toll ring in Oslo, and to go into that zone, a non-electrical vehicle has to pay a high price. And that picre will increase 40 percent jruaany 1, 2024. This have not been [an] easy negotiation, and taxes are always controversial. But this is [an] important incentive to transition away from fossil fuels.

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Transition to ________ mobility has been supported by a wide _____ of policies. These include national tax exemption, a _____ investment in an effective _______ of charging points. But procurement has played an important role here, too. Everything the municipality buys should be delivered by zero-emission transport. This has been and still is a _______ process, but if three providers can _____ it, zero emission becomes the _______ criteria in the procurement.

Everyone probably knows that ______ is an oil and gas-rich nation and many might think that this is the reason why we can invest in climate solutions in Oslo. But the reality is that infrastructure for public transport, walking and biking [is] financed by a system of toll roads. We have a toll ring in Oslo, and to go into that zone, a non-electrical vehicle has to pay a high price. And that _____ will increase 40 percent _______ 1, 2024. This have not been [an] easy negotiation, and taxes are always controversial. But this is [an] important incentive to transition away from fossil fuels.

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Original Text


Transition to electric mobility has been supported by a wide range of policies. These include national tax exemption, a local investment in an effective network of charging points. But procurement has played an important role here, too. Everything the municipality buys should be delivered by zero-emission transport. This has been and still is a gradual process, but if three providers can offer it, zero emission becomes the minimum criteria in the procurement.

Everyone probably knows that Norway is an oil and gas-rich nation and many might think that this is the reason why we can invest in climate solutions in Oslo. But the reality is that infrastructure for public transport, walking and biking [is] financed by a system of toll roads. We have a toll ring in Oslo, and to go into that zone, a non-electrical vehicle has to pay a high price. And that price will increase 40 percent January 1, 2024. This have not been [an] easy negotiation, and taxes are always controversial. But this is [an] important incentive to transition away from fossil fuels.

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