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CER, ERFA and UIRR urge the EU not to prioritise road transport in climate policies
The associations fear that the development of intermodal transport will be further delayed
December 17, 2020
In particular, the three associations complained that the position at first reading of the so-called Eurovignette Directive it safeguards long-haul road transport and this - highlighted CER, ERFA and UIRR - represents a step backwards and further delays the development of intermodal transport on rail and inland waterways.
Pointing out that rail freight transport constitutes a an alternative to zero emissions and low pollution, CER, ERFA and UIRR urged EU states to focus on initiatives to achieve a general reduction in emissions generated by freight transport rather than focusing exclusively on the reduction of emissions produced from trucking. In particular, the three associations noted that zero tolls for trucks "at zero emissions" will put at risk the achievement of the modal transfer targets unless to that an equally ambitious reduction in the rights to the use of infrastructure for all other modes emissions such as rail transport.
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In particular, the three associations complained that the position at first reading of the so-called Eurovignette Directive it safeguards long-haul road transport and this - highlighted CER, ERFA and UIRR - represents a step backwards and further delays the development of intermodal transport on rail and inland waterways.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
