CER/UIC STRATEGY - Moving towards sustainable mobility

• European railways will reduce their specific average CO2 emissions from train operation by 50% compared to the 1990 base year, measured per passenger-km (passenger service) and tonne-km (freight service)
• European railways will reduce their specific final energy consumption from train operation by 30% compared to the 1990 base year, measured per passenger- km and tonne-km
• European railways will reduce their total exhaust emissions of NOx and PM10 by 40% in absolute terms, even with projected traffic growth compared to the 2005 base year

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• 30% of road freight over 300km should shift to other modes such as rail or waterborne transport by 2030, and more than 50% by 2050
• The length of the existing high- speed rail network will be tripled
• A fully functional and EU-wide multimodal TEN-T 'core network' will be achieved

"CHALLENGE 2050" - The rail sector vision

• Rail is at the heart of an integrated, attractive transport system in which each mode plays to its strengths, enabling a more competitive European economy
• Rail is central to delivery of a strategy that has resulted in a massive cut in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, reduced oil dependency and mitigated the challenge of congestion
• Rail is the enabling factor for sustainable mobility that underpins economic growth and a dynamic society

EUROPEAN COMMISSION TRANSPORT WHITE PAPER

• 50% of road freight over 300 km should be shifted to other modes such as rail or waterbone transport
• European high-speed network is completed and the majority of medium-distance passenger transport should go by rail