| cootanee wrote: |
“The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) proposed by the Australian Government in the Green paper completely ignores the rail industry and the environmental benefits it offers." said Mr Bryan Nye, CEO of the Australasian Railway Association (ARA).
While the proposed CPRS claims to include transport, it provides immediate cost offset for road use. |
| cootanee wrote: |
| The consequence of this is that the cost of rail passenger and freight transport will increase while the cost of road transport will remain the same upon the introduction of carbon trading.”… |
However, we should not discount the emerging fact that as fuel costs rise, so will the costs of using the road freight industry.
Regards,
Brian
RP2 - Project Director
"Victoria, the home of world class project blowouts and overruns" Mr. Bachelor, hang your head in Shame!
