Building and Financing European Transport Infrastructure Carl-Henrik Lundstrøm

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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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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)

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200

250

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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


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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 !


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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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Building and Financing European Transport Infrastructure Carl-Henrik Lundstrøm