Sustainability
Rail contributes to reducing the transport users’ environmental burden to society with its exceptionally low total external costs.
Related CER Publications
Rail - Europe's climate solution?
On 10 October, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and Austrian Federal Railways ÖBB hosted a roundtable discussing “Rail – Europe’s climate...
Put Europe "on track" to achieve climate-neutral transport
Transport emissions are the main obstacle in delivering the EU's climate commitments. Rail, on the other hand, is leading the way to climate-neutral mobility in Europe: it is...
The Strategy for long-term EU greenhouse gas emissions reductions
CER welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to present a strategy for long-term EU greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions in accordance with the Paris...
CER Position Paper - Commission Proposal on Connecting Europe Facility
CER welcomes the Commission proposal establishing the Connecting Europe Facility but feels that the proposed budgetary resources for transport of EUR 30.6 billion are not...
Rail sector calls for EU budget that ensures the digital transformation of transport
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) welcomes the European Parliament draft report on the new Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) proposal, but would...
The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and its wider benefits
Transport generates jobs and growth economy-wide for prosperity and cohesion across the EU. Investing in transport, particularly rail transport, is investing in the EU, and...
New CEF to continue delivering European added value
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) welcomes the European Commission proposal unveiled today on the new Connecting Europe Facility. With a...
CER welcomes vote on road vehicle charging
Today, the European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) has voted on the revision of the 1999/62/EC Directive on the charging of road vehicles, to amend the...
CER endorses Declaration for more investment in clean and modern transport
Today, on the occasion of the 2018 TEN-T Days in Ljubljana, over 40 stakeholders from the transport and related sectors jointly unveiled the Ljubljana Declaration, asking for more...
Ljubljana Declaration by the stakeholders of the CEF Transport Campaign
The following declaration, made on the occasion of the 2018 TEN-T Days in Ljubljana, is endorsed by CER and more than 40 other European associations representing transport,...
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EcoPassenger
EcoPassenger allows you to compare the energy consumption, CO2- and exhaust atmospheric emissions for planes, cars and trains for passenger transport in Europe. For more...
EcoTransIT World
EcoTransIT World is an online tool created for the calculation of energy consumption and emission data of a worldwide transport chain. For more information, click here.
European Environment Agency
The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an agency of the European Union. The task of the Agency is to provide sound, independent information on the environment. Currently, the...
