{"id":533572,"date":"2026-09-08T22:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T12:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=74140"},"modified":"2026-09-08T22:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T12:37:02","slug":"french-industry-body-has-serious-reservations-about-decarbonisation-draft-bill-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=533572","title":{"rendered":"French industry body has \u2018serious reservations\u2019 about decarbonisation draft bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

France\u2019s leading freight transport and logistics industry body, Union TLF, has expressed \u201cserious reservations\u201d about a section in a parliamentary draft bill on the decarbonisation and electrification of the sector. This makes provision to penalise firms financially who do not meet the targets set for a modal shift to rail.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The bill is scheduled to be debated in France\u2019s National Assembly this autumn. If passed in its current form, the bill would make it obligatory for at least 30% of freight transport to be carried by rail by 2035. On a national scale this represents more than triple the current level. In the event of the failure to meet the target or non-compliance with reporting requirements, sanctions would be imposed that could amount to up to 0.5% of a firm\u2019s turnover generated in France.<\/p>\n

The TLF Union is calling for the removal of the penalty mechanism and also a complete overhaul of Article 18 of the bill – aimed at imposing a roadmap for the electrification of freight transport – in order to bring it into line with the EU\u2019s decarbonisation timeframe.<\/p>\n

Conversely, it is urging policymakers to take up the numerous proposals initiated by the Union TLF to promote intermodality and the electrification of fleets, \u201cbased on feedback from those who are actually driving the environmental transition in freight transport on the ground in France, rather than merely paying lip service to the cause.\u201d<\/p>\n