Sustainability
Rail contributes to reducing the transport users’ environmental burden to society with its exceptionally low total external costs.
Related CER Publications
CER/EIM/UNIFE press release: European Parliament votes in favour of greening and digitalising transport
CER – the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies, EIM – the Association representing Rail Infrastructure Managers in Europe, and UNIFE - the European Rail...
The crucial role of rail in the decarbonisation plans of the EU
Yesterday, the European Commission published its Communication ‘’A clean planet for all – A European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate...
EU Strategy for long-term greenhouse gas emissions reductions – The crucial role of rail
Welcoming the newly published initiative on a long-term EU Strategy for emissions reductions, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), the...
More funds proposed for greening and digitalising transport
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) welcomes the joint vote of the Committees on Industry, Research and Energy and on Transport and Tourism on the...
CER welcomes Parliament MFF report
On 14 November the European Parliament, meeting in Strasbourg, approved the report on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027, outlining the Parliament’s position...
CER/EIM/ERFA/UIP/UIRR/UNIFE press release: Rail - Europe's climate solution
Last week, the Graz Declaration promoting a ‘green deal’ for Europe was adopted under the Austrian Presidency at the Informal Meeting of Transport and Environment Ministers. The...
CER welcomes Parliament's vote on road vehicle charging
On 25 October, the European Parliament voted on the revision of the 1999/62/EC Directive on the charging of road vehicles to amend the European Commission's proposal of 31 May...
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...
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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...
