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Mads Bergendorff UIC Environmental Advisor

Mads Bergendorff UIC Environmental Advisor. Building on the Railways’ environmental strengths. Rail today is 3-10 times more energy efficient than road transport. Electric train operation is already 100% compatible with Renewable Energy sources e.g. hydro power.

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Mads Bergendorff UIC Environmental Advisor

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  1. Mads Bergendorff UIC Environmental Advisor Building on the Railways’ environmental strengths • Rail today is 3-10 times more energy efficient than road transport • Electric train operation is already 100% compatible with Renewable Energy sources e.g. hydro power • Further improvement potential 20-50% due to optimising of load and traffic management

  2. Building on the Railways’ environmental strengths (1) • Rail today is the most energy efficient long-haul freight transport • Rail freight is strong in North America, Russia, India, China, and Australia • Rail freight is weak in Latin America, Europe and Africa

  3. Building on the Railways’ environmental strengths (2) • Australian Example: CO2 Emission reductions in the railways • Through a voluntary CO2 reduction program, Queensland Rail (QR) reduced its baseline scenario with 486,000 tons of CO2 equivalents from 1998/99 to 2002/3 while increasing its production.

  4. Building on the Railways’ environmental strengths (3) • Northern American rail freight in the lead • In the US and Canada more than 40% of freight tonnage is rail-based • Since 1980, the rail freight operators increased production with 62% and at the same time increased energy efficiency with 71%! • Rail fuel savings equals to 375,000 households' petrol use for their car.

  5. Building on the Railways’ environmental strengths (4) • Rail today is the most energy efficient form of passenger transport - but depending on use cases • Passenger Rail is strong in Europe, Japan, Russia, India, and China. • Passenger rail is weak in North and South America, Africa and Australia

  6. - 10% Building on the Railways’ environmental strengths (5) • Example: German Railways (DB AG) initiated the project “Energie Sparen” • saved 10% energy from 2002 to 2003 by educating drivers to drive more energy efficient • Savings 8 M€ per year! • DB AG reduced specific CO2 emissions 25% between 1990 to 2003 as part of an agreement with the German government due to the Kyoto commitment. Change in long-distance traffic [kWh/km] 2002 2003 10 01 07 10 12 01 07

  7. www.uic.asso.fr/html/environnement/ • Costs of climate change from transportis only one part of the mobility equation: • Accidents • Local air pollution • Noise • Urban effects • Nature and landscape click on “External Effects of Transport”

  8. Average external costs: Passenger (EU15 year 2000)

  9. Average external costs: Freight (EU15 year 2000)

  10. Conclusions • Sustainable transport systems are needed in order to curb the GHG Emissions and achieve the Kyoto Protocol • Modal shift towards railways and public transport would benefit society and environment serving the developing countries’ need for economic growth • A level playing field reflecting true costs of transport for all modes • Need for substantiate new rail infrastructure investments within the next 10-20 years starting now! • True integration of planning, trade, transport and environment policies

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