Low-Carbon Sustainable Rail Transport Challenge

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General

Name of initiative Low-Carbon Sustainable Rail Transport Challenge
LPAA initiative No
NAZCA Initiative Yes
Website address http://www.uic.org/low-carbon-rail-challenge
Related initiatives
Starting year 2014
End year
Secretariat Nick Craven, Union internacional de chemin de fer (UIC),16 rue Jean Rey, 75015 Paris, France, Tel: +33 (0) 1 44 49 20 20
Organisational structure Other,
Geographical coverage Global, North America, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and The Caribbean, Africa, Western Europe, Eastern Europe
Name of lead organisation
Type of lead organisation Network/Consortium/Partnership
Location/Nationality of lead organisation France

Description

Description This challenge sets out ambitious but achievable targets for improvement of rail sector energy efficiency, reductions in green house gas (GHG) emissions and a more sustainable balance between transport modes.
Objectives To reduce specific final energy consumption from train operations by: 50% reduction by 2030 and 60% reduction by 2050 (relative to a 1990 baseline);

To reduce specific average CO2 emissions from train operations by: 50% reduction by 2030 and 75% reduction by 2050 (relative to a 1990 baseline); Rail share of passenger transport (passenger/km) to achieve a: 50% increase by 2030 and 100% increase, a doubling by 2050 (relative to a 2010 baseline); Rail share of freight land transport (tonne/km) to be: equal with road by 2030 and 50% greater than road by 2050.

Activities UIC is seeking partnerships to achieve these targets. These include;

A) partnerships with the private sector to support innovation and greater energy efficiency B) partnerships with national governments & International Institutions to support modal shift UIC will collect and regularly publish the Register of modal shift projects 2015-2050, linked to the Climate Summit Initiative, with updated information related to expected GHG reduction, traffic figures, financial and occupational data of all activities.

One or two success stories achieved

Monitoring and Impacts

Function of initiative Political dialogue
Activity of initiative Advocacy
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Participants

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Companies 0
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Research and educational organisations 0
Non-governmental organisations 0
National states 0
Governmental actors 0
Regional / state / county actors 0
City / municipal actors 0
Intergovernmental organisations 0
Financial Institutions 0
Faith based organisations 0
Other members 0
Supporting partners 0
Number of members in the years
2018
181
2022
207
Have only national states as participators


Theme

Transport Agriculture Forestry Business Financial institutions Buildings Industry Waste Cities and subnational governments Short Term Pollutants International maritime transport Energy Supply Fluorinated gases Energy efficiency Renewable energy Supply chain emission reductions Adaptation Other Resilience Innovation Energy Access and Efficiency Private Finance
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Last update: 13 April 2022 11:39:07

Not only have national states as participators