Brochures, studies and reports
Brochures studies and reports
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Study on the effects of the introduction of LHVs on combined road-rail transport and single wagonload rail freight traffic
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
This study was commissioned by the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and conducted by K+P Transport Consultants (Freiburg) and the Fraunhofer-Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI), Karlsruhe, between June 2010 and August 2011.
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Potential of modal shift to rail transport
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
The study, “Potential of modal shift to rail transport - Study on the projected effects on GHG emissions and transport volumes” was commissioned by the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and the International Union of Railways (UIC) to consider the potential levels...
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Employability in the face of demographic change – Prospects for the European rail sector
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
The European social partners in the rail sector, CER, EIM and ETF (European Transport Workers’ Federation), have worked on the challenges of the demographic change in the context of a project funded by the European Union.
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Public service rail transport in the European Union: an Overview
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Public service transport plays a crucial role in passenger transport in the European Union, both from a political and from an economic point of view as it represented in 2007 a financial volume of more than EUR 20 billion.
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Finding the Funds
Friday, 11 June 2010
The financial crisis has pushed Europe’s railways to seek new and innovative sources of financing to fund the development of high performing, sustainable and customer focused rail networks.
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Public investments in rail infrastructure pay off in many ways
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Each publically invested euro in rail infrastructure brings an added value of two euros for national economies, shows a new study carried out by the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) in Vienna/Austria.
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Study on the impact of the internalisation of external costs of road transport
Friday, 31 July 2009
This new study carried out by the Institute for Economic Policy Research (IWW) of the University Karlsruhe (TH) in Germany and the French Nouveaux Espaces de Transport en Europe - Applications de Recherche (NESTEAR) reveals how charging trucks for their external costs could contribute...
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Study: Long-term climate impacts of the introduction of megatrucks
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
This new study published by the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research reveals how introducing longer and heavier trucks on European roads would cause far more environmental damage than previously expected.
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Railways and the environment: building on the railways' environmental strengths
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
As one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly ways to move people and goods, railways have a tremendous potential to reduce the environmental impact of transport and improve the quality of life of EU citizens.
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Eurovignette Brochure and Fact Sheet
Monday, 8 September 2008
The CER brochure “Making Europe’s Mobility Sustainable” is an extensive review of the current situation for freight transportation in Europe, the external costs of transport, and the compelling arguments for applying the “polluter pays principle” and revise the Eurovignette Directive.
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