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Third Report - Fuelling the future: motive power and connectivity
Transport Committee
HC 159
Published 2 March 2023
Recommendations
5
Accepted in Part
Para 50
Furthermore, while long-haul aviation and international shipping are often identified as the most likely users...
Recommendation
Furthermore, while long-haul aviation and international shipping are often identified as the most likely users of sustainable fuels, we believe that the Government must open-mindedly consider all alternative fuels for all modes of powered transport, including private cars.
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Government Response Summary
The government recognizes the merit in encouraging the deployment of drop-in sustainable fuels. However they state there are limitations to this and see low carbon fuels in the longer term as having an increasingly important role in the decarbonisation of transport sectors where there are limited alternatives to liquid or gaseous fuels, such as aviation and maritime.
Department for Transport
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Accepted in Part
As stated in our ‘Trains fit for the future?’ report, we recommend that the Department...
Recommendation
As stated in our ‘Trains fit for the future?’ report, we recommend that the Department for Transport publish a long-term strategy for decarbonising the rail network as a matter of priority. This should include a vision for what proportion of …
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Government Response Summary
The government partially agrees, committing to a net zero rail network by 2050 and removing all diesel-only trains by 2040, and will take account of Network Rail’s strategy. Costed options will be considered before a plan is developed, recognising electrification's important role and trialling new technologies.
Department for Transport
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