Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 197109
Railways: Environment Protection
Tabled: 1 September 2023
Answered: 7 September 2023
Question
Charlotte Nichols
Labour — Warrington North
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of rail use on the environment.
Answer
Rail is a green mode of transport and can contribute to transport decarbonisation by moving goods and people from more polluting modes. In 2021, greenhouse gas emissions from rail (passenger and freight) made up just 1.4% of the UK's domestic transport em...
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