Slow shift to renewables undermines electric rail plans

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Electrifying rail network will only be green if power supply is decarbonised

Environmental groups are warning that, without a concerted shift to generate power from renewable energy sources, the UK government's £1.1bn rail electrification scheme will have only a limited impact...

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