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RAIL TRANSPORT
The International Union of UIC/IEA Data Handbook on Railway Energy and CO2 (2014)
Railways (UIC) together with the
Community of European Railways electricity emissions, this includes In support of legal agreement
(CER) have set targets and a the national electricity production on mitigating Climate Change
vision for further improvement of mix in addition to a market based expected to be reached at
this already strong environmental electricity mix as defined by EC the United Nations COP21
performance. These include 2030 Directive 2009/28/EC. The market negotiations, to be held in Paris at
targets of a 30% improvement in based approach allows rail the end of 2015, UIC will organize
specific energy consumption (per companies to support additional the Train to Paris campaign. This
transport unit, passenger-km plus investments in renewable energy will bring delegates and decision
tone-km) and 50 % improvement by choosing to pay a premium makers from across Europe and
in specific GHG emissions (per for renewable energy according also Asia to the negotiations in
transport unit, passenger-km to the EU legal frame. The dual Paris by low carbon sustainable
plus tone-km), complimented by reporting approach allows rail rail transport. Through this
a commitment to reduce total companies to work towards a zero campaign UIC will highlight rail
GHG emissions by 30% (relative carbon horizon whilst avoiding as the backbone of sustainable
to the 1990 baseline). The vision the perception of green washing mobility and the potential of
foresees a halving in specific and reporting to the society the modal shift to provide solutions
energy consumption with zero efforts in the implementation of to the problem of climate change
GHG emission by 2050. green energies. to reach the objective of the 2
Degrees Scenario.
To support credible and robust This improvement in energy
reporting of progress against efficiency underlines the rail The main contributions of rail
these targets, UIC developed the sector contribution to the sector to foster sustainability is to
Environment Strategy Reporting ‘improve’ pillar of the ‘Avoid - Shift keep the energy and low carbon
System (ESRS). The ESRS is based – Improve’ strategy for mitigating advantages of our mode, whilst
upon a common and transparent transport impacts on transport offering an effective alternative to
methodology developed climate change. Developing less efficient and more pollutant
following a comprehensive the second of these pillars, by direct competitors inside the
process of stakeholder increasing rail market share is transport sector. Rail performance
consultation. important to leverage this strong in energy, carbon and economic
performance and decouple impact stimulate a more
The evolving market for transport carbon emissions from sustainable economical growth
renewable energy has prompted economic growth. for a long term horizon. l
a further evolution of the ESRS.
Following a further round
of stakeholder consultation,
completed in 2014 within the
frame of the UIC Zero Carbon
Project, UIC has adopted new
guidelines compatible with
the Scope 2 Guidance of the
internationally recognized
GHGProtocol (defined by the
World Business Council on
Sustainable Development and the
World Resources Institute).
These guidelines set out a
transparent and credible dual
approach for reporting of GHG
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RAIL TRANSPORT
The International Union of UIC/IEA Data Handbook on Railway Energy and CO2 (2014)
Railways (UIC) together with the
Community of European Railways electricity emissions, this includes In support of legal agreement
(CER) have set targets and a the national electricity production on mitigating Climate Change
vision for further improvement of mix in addition to a market based expected to be reached at
this already strong environmental electricity mix as defined by EC the United Nations COP21
performance. These include 2030 Directive 2009/28/EC. The market negotiations, to be held in Paris at
targets of a 30% improvement in based approach allows rail the end of 2015, UIC will organize
specific energy consumption (per companies to support additional the Train to Paris campaign. This
transport unit, passenger-km plus investments in renewable energy will bring delegates and decision
tone-km) and 50 % improvement by choosing to pay a premium makers from across Europe and
in specific GHG emissions (per for renewable energy according also Asia to the negotiations in
transport unit, passenger-km to the EU legal frame. The dual Paris by low carbon sustainable
plus tone-km), complimented by reporting approach allows rail rail transport. Through this
a commitment to reduce total companies to work towards a zero campaign UIC will highlight rail
GHG emissions by 30% (relative carbon horizon whilst avoiding as the backbone of sustainable
to the 1990 baseline). The vision the perception of green washing mobility and the potential of
foresees a halving in specific and reporting to the society the modal shift to provide solutions
energy consumption with zero efforts in the implementation of to the problem of climate change
GHG emission by 2050. green energies. to reach the objective of the 2
Degrees Scenario.
To support credible and robust This improvement in energy
reporting of progress against efficiency underlines the rail The main contributions of rail
these targets, UIC developed the sector contribution to the sector to foster sustainability is to
Environment Strategy Reporting ‘improve’ pillar of the ‘Avoid - Shift keep the energy and low carbon
System (ESRS). The ESRS is based – Improve’ strategy for mitigating advantages of our mode, whilst
upon a common and transparent transport impacts on transport offering an effective alternative to
methodology developed climate change. Developing less efficient and more pollutant
following a comprehensive the second of these pillars, by direct competitors inside the
process of stakeholder increasing rail market share is transport sector. Rail performance
consultation. important to leverage this strong in energy, carbon and economic
performance and decouple impact stimulate a more
The evolving market for transport carbon emissions from sustainable economical growth
renewable energy has prompted economic growth. for a long term horizon. l
a further evolution of the ESRS.
Following a further round
of stakeholder consultation,
completed in 2014 within the
frame of the UIC Zero Carbon
Project, UIC has adopted new
guidelines compatible with
the Scope 2 Guidance of the
internationally recognized
GHGProtocol (defined by the
World Business Council on
Sustainable Development and the
World Resources Institute).
These guidelines set out a
transparent and credible dual
approach for reporting of GHG
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