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The Voice of European Railways
Building and Financing
European Transport Infrastructure
Carl-Henrik Lundstrøm
Deputy Executive Director, M. Sc.
CER, Community of European Railways
ETF Conference, 23 October 2003
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The Voice of European Railways
OECD: „Today‘s transport is not sustainable“
EU White Paper on the Common Transport Policy from September 2001:
„The transport system needs to be optimised to meet the demands of enlargement and sustainable development, as set out in the conclusions of the Gothenburg European Council.“
„A modern transport system must be sustainable from an economic and social as well as an
environmental viewpoint.“
The analysis has been made …
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... the question remains whether the necessary steps for the implementation of change have been taken.
The analysis has been made …
Outline of the presentation
1. Some facts and figures on transport and environment2. Integration of environment into transport policy3. EU transport policy4. A perspective for the railways
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The challenge of demand growth – EU White Paper
• Achieve a modal shift towards environmentally less damaging transport modes (« Revitalising RAIL »).
TRANSPORT GROWTH IN EUROPE (15)
% ∆ % p.a. % ∆ % p.a.FREIGHT (tkm)
EU(15) TOTAL 38,4 2,7 38,4 2,7Road 50,0 3,4 38,3 2,7Rail 12,9 1,0 38,2 2,7Inland Waterways 14,0 1,1 38,0 2,7Pipelines 14,9 1,2 14,9 1,2Short Sea Shipping 35,4 2,6 40,2 2,9
Forecast Policy Aim
WHITE PAPER* WHITE PAPER*1998-2010 1998-2010
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Responsible for 30 % of total CO2 emissionsand: only sector with still increasing emissions
Source: European Environmental Agency
Change in EU greenhouse gas emissions by sector (1990-1999)
Transport has by far the highest emission growth rate ofall economic sectors
Transport sector:30 % of total CO2
emissions
Road alone 84 %
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Development of CO2 emissions and Kyoto objective
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... A Treaty Obligation ...
Integrating Environment and Sustainable Developmentinto Transport Policy
Article 2 defines sustainable development as a fundamental objective for the Community
Article 6 states that environmental protection requirements must be integrated into the definition and implementation of the Community policies and activities with a view to promoting sustainable development
Leading to the so-called Cardiff process(European Council in Cardiff June 1998)
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The EU Commission’s White Paper from Sept. 2001 ... puts railways as environmentally friendly mode of transport in the centre of the policy of sustainable mobility
because: increasing environmental impact of transport and congestion needs a reversal of today's transport trends
especially in the light of enlargement of the European Union
The European Commission sets the objective to stabilise the modal share of the different modes of transport until 2010 on 1998-levels
This implies an increase in volume for rail freight by 40%
and for passenger traffic by 24%
European Transport Policy
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Some examples ...
A comprehensive strategy beyond EuropeanTransport Policy needed
urban and land-use planning policy to avoid unnecessary increases in the need for mobility
social and education policy
urban transport policy
budget and fiscal policy to achieve full internalisation of external – in particular environmental – costs
completion of a trans-European network worthy of the name
transport / rail research
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Develop Rail Infrastructure
• Reduce bottlenecks• Build new lines• Dedicated Freight Network OR Priority Network• Harmonize investments on rail infrastructure
between EU Member States at European level
Revision of the TEN Guidelines (Van Miert report)
including finding the appropriate Financing Tools
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Development of Railway Lines and Motorways (in km)in Europe (15) from 1970-2000 (Index 1970 = 100)
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
1970 1980 1990 2000
Motorway Railway
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Strecken für Züge mit hohen Geschwindigkeiten
VorrangnetzEntmischung der schnelleren und langsameren Verkehre in Wirtschaftskorridoren
LeistungsnetzBedeutende Ergänzungstrecken außerhalb des Vorrangnetzes
Mannheim
Dresden
Köln
Hannover
Berlin
Leipzig
Dortmund
Frankfurt/M
Nürnberg
Stuttgart
Kassel
Saarbrücken
Würzburg
Karlsruhe
DüsseldorfHalle
Rostock
Magdeburg
München
Basel
Hamburg
Bremen
Erfurt
Wolfsburg
Korridore noch ohne Finanzierungs-entscheidung bzw. im Planungsverfahren
Strecken im Leistungsnetz
Strecken für Züge mit niedrigeren Geschwindigkeiten
Dedicated network
Develop Rail Infrastructure
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CER welcomes recent EU initiatives attempting to put the question of Infrastructure back on the Political Agenda.
Van Miert report Revision of the TEN Guidelines
However, CER is still concerned about the question of the financing of new infrastructures.
Infrastructure charging (Eurovignette revision) The expected Directive on Cross-Modal Charging & Financing has been abandoned !
Develop Rail Infrastructure
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Important future role for the railways...
… if three conditions are met simultaneously:
fair and equitable framework conditions in comparison to other modes, especially on internalisation of external cost
reinforcement of border-crossing European-wide services of railway undertakings
consistent infrastructure development for a European network
This means: EU Commission / Parliament / Council, national governments and railway undertakings must act according to their responsibilities without waiting for one another!
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The Community of European Railways brings together 32 railway companies and infrastructure managers from the EU Member States, Norway, Switzerland and the CEEC
The CER deals with all policy areas of significance to railway transport
The CER offers advice and recommendations to policy makers in Brussels
CER works in close collaboration with the Paris-based UIC
More information about CER can be found on ourWeb-site – www.cer.be
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