East West Rail: Carbon Emissions
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, if she will provide a breakdown of the specific programmes the East West Rail is undertaking to achieve its Net Zero target by 2050; and what the estimated cost to the public purse is of those programmes.
Answered by Keir Mather
East-West Rail will support Britain’s transition to an overall net zero carbon economy by creating a net zero passenger railway by 2050, using hybrid battery-electric trains. EWR Co will also endeavour to reduce embodied emissions (which are those that result from construction of the project) by following the Construction Leadership Council’s 5 Client Carbon Commitments Framework, using specific types of concrete and steel and transitioning construction sites away from the use of diesel. Overarching costs of these interventions are not available as they are embedded in the overall programme.
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