Extract from Lords debate on HS2 - Mar 11
Thursday, 12 March 2020 08:23
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Baroness Randerson (LD):...There is a three-pronged argument for
HS2. The first argument is that of levelling up the prosperity of
the north. Secondly, there is the environmental argument. In 2018,
the transport sector accounted for 33% of all CO2 emissions in our
country, and most of that came from road transport. Electrified
rail is significantly cleaner than road, air or sea traffic.
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