Ofo, the world’s first and largeststation-free bike-sharing platform, signed an agreement with C40 in Paris on Oct22nd to establish joint efforts in tackling worldwide climate change issues.
In C40’s “Benefits of Climate Action” Research Program, which highlights how effectively climate action can and must deliver health, equity, economic,security and connectivity benefits, in addition to reducing emissions and climate risk. ofo will contribute in every way possible to researches focused ona) Healthy Livable Cities, b) identification of high impact actions, and c)Benefits of Inclusive Climate Action.
“Together with C40, we are now escalating research studies in mobility,especially ‘walkability’ and ‘bikeability’,” said Zhang Yanqi, co-founder and COO of ofo, who attended the signing ceremony of the partnership on Sunday,”ofo will work with C40 on other innovative projects, which will be introduced in the coming months.”
Ofo now operates in more than 180 cities across the world, some of which are C40 members, such as London, Milan, Seattle, Washington D.C., Singapore,Bangkok, Beijing and Shanghai. The accumulative riding distance of ofo has reduced a total of 2.16 million tons of carbon emissions, equivalent to saving over 615 million liters of gasoline and 1.035 million tons of PM2.5 emission reduction.
“We are glad to partner with such an innovative and sustainable company, whichfrom day one has taken responsible steps cutting congestion and pollution,”said C40 CEO Mark Watts.
“We admired C40’s initiatives addressing climate change, making C40 a perfect partner for ofo,” said Dai Wei, founder and CEO of ofo, “C40 represents 25% of global GDP and more than 650 million urban dwellers. We wish to collaborate and learn from the most innovative cities, many of which are C40 members.”
Before partnering with C40, ofo started collaborating with the United Nations Development Programme beginning from April of 2017 to achieve Global Sustainability Goals. It launched a partnership with Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation in August of 2017 to improve the lives of girls in Malawi, funding scholarships and donating bikes providing them with a safe way to get to school.
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