On Wednesday, prime minister Sunak, in his COP27 report and in answers to questions on it, repeatedly claimed that his government was the world leader in meeting its net zero target. Later this week, Railfuture's newsletter informed us that Network Rail
can no longer afford the rolling programme of electrification needed to deliver its Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy by 2050. The increase in electricity prices has removed the operating cost advantage of electric over diesel, and carbon emissions from rail transport are insignificant compared to road transport
The message does not seem to have got through to this publicly-owned organisaton.
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