Press release
Government invests in railways - but electrification is only as green as the energy
16 July 2012
Commenting on reports today (Monday 16 July 2012) that the Government is investing £9.4 billion in a package of measures to upgrade Britain's railways Friends of the Earth's Energy Campaigner Guy Shrubsole said:
"Improving our railways is exactly the kind of investment we need to boost our economy, create jobs and persuade more people to use low-carbon transport.
"But electric rail lines are only as green as the electricity used to power them - and with the Big Six energy firms relying on gas and coal to supply a massive three quarters of our electricity, we need to make big changes and soon.
"The Energy Bill is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to end Britain's dependence on increasingly costly fossil fuels and secure affordable energy for the future using clean British energy from our wind, sun and sea."
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Last modified: Jul 2012
