Published 14 May 2021 at 19.28
Domestic. The Green Party's proposed high-speed lines will not have a “positive climate effect”, ie reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Five KTH researchers write on DN debate.
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According to the researchers, this is due to the greenhouse gas emissions that occur during construction, and which do not correspond to reduced emissions after the completion of the tracks, when transfer can take place from air and road transport to rail. .
Production of concrete and steel for the railways, however, is expected to cause ever lower carbon dioxide emissions as production processes develop
“Investments in the railways can be a central part of climate work. However, our conclusion is that there is an obvious risk that the investment in high-speed railways will not lead to positive climate effects and that it is not reasonable to justify them with climate reasons “, the researchers write in DN.