Sustainability
Rail contributes to reducing the transport users’ environmental burden on society combining energy-efficient mobility with fewer emissions
Related CER Publications
Rail's priorities for the European Green Deal
The EU and its Member States should implement a number of policy measures to set transport on a path to full decarbonisation by 2050, with a modal shift to rail, effective tools...
Rail's priorities for the European Green Deal
The EU and its Member States should implement a number of policy measures to set transport on a path to full decarbonisation by 2050, with a modal shift to rail, effective tools...
Commission study results suggest greater role for European railways
European railways comply with the principles of 'user pays' and 'polluter pays' better than any other motorised transport mode, both for passengers and freight. This is...
Creosote use in railways
Under the provisions of the European Biocidal Products Regulation and the REACH Regulation, the EU is currently evaluating the renewal of approval of the biocidal active substance...
Commission study supports shift to clean transport modes like rail and proper internalisation of external costs
In June 2019, the European Commission published a study entitled "Sustainable Transport Infrastructure Charging and Internalisation of Transport Externalities". This CER Fact...
CER-EIM Joint Position Paper - Fitness check on State aid rules
The Community Guidelines on State Aid for Railway Undertakings are the relevant legal basis for the approval of national rail funding measures and therefore play a...
Commission study results suggest greater role for European railways
European railways comply with the principles of 'user pays' and 'polluter pays' better than any other motorised transport mode, both for passengers and freight. This is a key...
More rail for a stronger European economy
On 9 May, European Heads of State will gather in Sibiu for an informal European Council meeting, hosted by the Romanian Presidency of the EU. Member States will take further steps...
CER Position Paper on noise differentiated track access charges
CER welcomes the evaluation of the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/429, setting out the modalities for the application of the charging of the cost of noise effects. Following...
CER Policy Agenda 2019-2024
Railways are the backbone of European mobility and the European transport system. Railways play a vital role for society: over the last decade, rail saw a renaissance in...
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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
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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...
