The first railway handbook on energy consumption and CO2 emissions from the world’s railways has been published by the International Railways Union (UIC) and the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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It points out that transport is responsible for nearly 23% of energy-based CO2 emissions worldwide, but most of it comes from road traffic while rail is responsible for less than 1%, and highlights that railways will have to play a central role in achieving sustainable mobility because of their low-carbon performance.
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