{"id":135029,"date":"2024-09-30T20:29:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T10:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=56618"},"modified":"2024-09-30T20:29:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T10:29:21","slug":"italy-to-use-ets-carbon-credit-funds-to-boost-sea-road-intermodality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=135029","title":{"rendered":"Italy to use ETS carbon credit funds to boost sea-road intermodality"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the main topics concerning freight transport in Italy has been the deployment of funds coming from the Emission Trading System. Despite pleas from the rail freight industry, the Italian Ministry of Transport has now said that they will be used to boost sea-road intermodality.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Fermerci, the largest Italian rail freight association, was asking<\/a> to use these funds to finance the Norma Merci and Ferrobonus measures, the two main incentives for rail freight operators in Italy. However, the deputy Ministry of Transport Edoardo Rixi recently communicated that the money will be used for the Sea Modal Shift, \u201calso trying to recover funds allocated for 2022 that were not used due to the limits imposed by European rules.\u201d<\/p>\n

This theme was especially \u2018hot\u2019 in Sicily, where road hauliers announced a five-day work stoppage starting today, 30 September. The sector is arguing that the ETS carbon tax puts a massive burden on operators. On the other hand, this pill might be harder to swallow for the rail freight industry. In the span of a week, the ETS funds were assigned to sea-road intermodality rather than for rail incentives and 55 million euros were cut from a fund which should have subsidised the purchase of rolling stock.<\/p>\n