Sustainability
Rail contributes to reducing the transport users’ environmental burden on society combining energy-efficient mobility with fewer emissions
Related CER Publications
CER Essay series
The CER Essays initiative features a series of essays that show the rail sector as contributing not only to EU transport policy, but touching on different aspects of...
Joint letter on the inclusion of rail in the Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age
On February 1st 2023, a Communication on a Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age (GDIP) was adopted to enhance the competitiveness of Europe’s net-zero industry and...
European Parliament approves AFIR report: a major step forward towards the full decarbonisation of the transport sector
On 19 October, a European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg approved - with a large majority - the report on the Commission proposal for the deployment of the Alternative Fuels...
European rail CEOs call on von der Leyen to protect railways from skyrocketing electricity prices
In an open letter sent yesterday by the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) to the European Commission, European rail CEOs called for further...
Open letter to the European Commission on energy crisis
In an open letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Vice-Presidents Frans Timmermans and Margrethe Vestager, as well as the Commissioners for Energy...
CER Position - Carbon labelling scheme towards sustainable mobility
In the last years the awareness of transport’s impact on the environment (energy consumption, GHG emissions and local pollution) has grown, but transport users currently lack a...
Measures needed to protect railways from skyrocketing electricity prices
In many European countries, railways are the biggest single consumer of electricity as 80% of train-kilometres are run on electric energy, a growing portion of which comes from...
European rail sector welcomes Council agreement on general approach for reform of ETS
Following late night negotiations on 28 June, European Union Environment Ministers have agreed on a general approach for the reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). Now...
Memorandum of Understanding signed on ‘Smart and Affordable High-Speed Services in the European Union’ Study
In the context of the French Presidency of the European Union, the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure...
Reaching EU Climate goals by making rail the first choice for European travel in 2030
Today’s biggest challenge is to quickly decarbonise our economy and society in order to face the climate emergency. The transport sector is the problem case with regard to...
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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...
