Why rail can transport us to a greener future

Written By Justin Heaton

Trains emit up to nine times less CO2 and particulate matter emissions than road transport and more of the remaining diesel locomotive engines are being replaced with electric alternatives. As a largely electrified mode of transport, rail freight has a natural advantage compared to the still largely fossil-fuelled based road freight industry that commands more than 75% of the European freight market share.

- World Economic Forum

(https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/12/rail-freight-transport-climate-change/)

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