ETS revision with direct benefits for rail adopted by European Parliament
European Parliament. Photo: Wikipedia
The EU Parliament’s plenary session on Wednesday, 22 June, voted in favour of revising the EU Emissions Trading System. In practice, this means that the ETS will include emissions from all transport modes, while its revenues will be distributed as emissions allowances primarily to the greener sectors. In this sense, rail can benefit greatly.
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“Benefit greatly”, Industry will, when “parking brake” is loosened.
Defensively protecting of parts interests, as currently, regrettably has proved beneficial, for some… (producers of road trucks etc.) but not of railways – and in particular not of tax payers…
Offensively, any technicality, plaguing customers, etc., with costly disturbings (in absence of maintenance “predictive”, etc…) has to be shifted, to timely.
(Electrification, yes, but a timely, a robust, etc.)
Quality pays!