{"id":721,"date":"2023-08-23T06:51:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T20:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=0e945fef5af1f14b49574256cb7c8ca4"},"modified":"2023-08-23T06:51:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T20:51:04","slug":"slow-train-coming-only-a-genuine-shift-to-rail-will-put-nz-on-track-to-reduce-emissions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=721","title":{"rendered":"Slow train coming: Only a genuine shift to rail will put NZ on track to reduce emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Labour government\u00a0and the opposition\u00a0National Party\u00a0have now\u00a0released major transport policies\u00a0that put the emphasis on maintaining and expanding roads.<\/p>\n<p>The cost and priority of various projects will clearly be an election issue.\u00a0But at the heart of the debate lies an inconvenient truth about climate change: encouraging road transport while needing to reduce carbon emissions simply does not add up.<\/p>\n<p>We can see this tension in transport agency\u00a0[Waka Kotahi\u2019s\u00a0](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/topic\/waka-kotahi\/)own policy statements: road safety and better travel options on the one hand, addressing sustainability on the other. 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