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NEWS - 16th OCTOBER 2007 RAIL IS LOWER GREENHOUSE GAS THAN ROAD FREIGHT Transport produces 14.4% of all greenhouse gas emissions in Australia, Rail produces 0.37%. Rigid trucks are between 9.5 times (Australia wide) and 11.7 times (in Queensland) more energy and greenhouse gas intensive than Queensland Rail for freight transport. Articulated trucks (i.e. semi-trailers) are between 3.1 times (Australia wide) and 2.8 times (operating in Queensland’s non-urban regions during 2004/05) more energy and greenhouse gas intensive than Queensland Rail for freight transport. On a full fuel cycle basis, articulated and rigid trucks were 2.9 times and 8.8 times more emission intensive than rail in Queensland, compared with 2.9 times and 8.6 times, nationally. Rail also offers a national freight solution that reduces road congestion and driver shortages, taking 150 semi-trailers off the road. Their GORAIL initiative offers companies an opportunity to audit their transport carbon footprint to minimise their greenhouse gas emissions through transport. A recent report from CERES Food Miles Report calculated that the goods in an average Australian shopping basket has travelled 70,803 kms - the majority by truck. Reference: Apelbaum Consulting Back to Media Room |
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CONTENT CONTACTS Environmental Strategy Tony Ramsden, Manager Environmental Strategy Telephone: (07) 3235 1414 National Policy Stephen Baines, General Manager National Policy Telephone: (07) 3235 5239 Freight John Montague, General Manager Sales & Marketing Telephone: (07) 3235 5157 Tenile Bishop, QRNational Freight Communications & Marketing Telephone: (07) 3235 5491 Passenger Anna Whybird, General Manager, Communications and Community Relations Telephone: (07) 3235 3642 GORAIL Program Kathy Ranford, Program Manager, GORAIL Telephone: (07) 3235 1822 Strategic Innovation Di Lyons, Manager Strategic Innovation Telephone: (07) 3235 3768 RSS MEDIA FEEDERS & FREE GORAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
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