Sustainability
Rail contributes to reducing the transport users’ environmental burden on society combining energy-efficient mobility with fewer emissions
Related CER Publications
Europe's economic recovery after Covid-19: help finance it by applying user-pays and polluter-pays principles in transport
Since March 2020, the EU and its member states have committed more than €3trn to support their economies against the Covid-19 pandemic's immediate economic fallout. Further public...
Rail sector joins forces to contribute to sustainable and smart mobility in Europe
Transport accounts for a quarter of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions, which are projected to grow further upon a post-pandemic return to business-as-usual. To achieve the EU...
Rail’s contribution to the European Climate Pact
CER welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the development of the European Climate Pact, which is needed to fulfil the EU Green Deal’s climate neutrality objective by 2050. All...
A Green Recovery Plan continues to be necessary
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) welcomes the European Commission’s intentions to “boost … rail travel and clean mobility in our cities and...
CER & UNIFE call for an EU budget that integrates rail into the European post-COVID-19 recovery
On 20 April, CER and UNIFE addressed a letter to European Commission Vice-President Timmermans, Transport Commissioner Adina Vălean, Cohesion and Reforms Commissioner Elisa...
CER welcomes Climate Law, calls for greater focus on ‘green transport’
On 4 March, the European Commission proposed a European Climate Law to pave the way for a legally binding EU commitment to climate neutrality by 2050. The Community of European...
A shift to rail is vital for delivering the European Green Deal
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) welcomes the European Green Deal, which recognises the role of rail in delivering the target of reducing...
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...
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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...
