The climate is right for trains

The climate is right for trains http://www.theclimateisrightfortrains.com ... en <![CDATA[To cut carbon emissions, tackle traffic snarls]]> more]]> Dec, 11 2012 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Invest in Public Transit to Slow Climate Change]]> more]]> Dec, 07 2012 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bombardier Innovation Contest Produces New Urban Mobility Proposals]]> st century urban transportation....more]]> Sep, 20 2012 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bombardier Presents the Case for Innovation and "The Greener Railway" in Live Global Debate]]> more]]> Jul, 02 2012 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Facing the Challenge of Sustainable Mobility Worldwide]]> André Navarri speaker to the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal

Before a well attended Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal luncheon, André Navarri, President and Chief Operating Officer of Bombardier Transportation, discussed his perspectives on public transit solutions and the future of passenger rail transportation...more

]]> May, 08 2012 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Corporate Social Responsibility: „Our Way Forward“]]>
Corporate Social Responsibility is one of our strategic priorities, thus ensuring that it is in the forefront of our daily business activities and remains embedded in everything we do. While we excel at manufacturing innovative transportation solutions, we remain committed to doing so sustainably, moving forward responsibly.

Read more]]> Dec, 01 2011 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[IPCC Report: Global Warming - and Changing Population - Will Worsen the Toll of Extreme Weather]]>
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Read more]]> Sep, 25 2011 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[China invests in High Speed Rail to boost productivity and combat pollution and congestion]]> Urban Environment
Demographic trends in China indicate that; i) the urban population of about 430 million (2001) will reach 850 million by 2015, and ii) the number of cities with over 100,000 people will increase from 630 (2001) to over 1,000 (2015).

Energy Consumption
China is the World’s 3rd largest consumer of coal and oil, but much of its energy producing and using equipment is both inefficient and highly polluting. As a result, China experiences severe urban air pollution that has a significant impact throughout the region. It is also the World’s second-largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Improving energy efficiency and accelerating the development and application of new and renewable energy and clean coal technologies are therefore very urgent sustainable development and environmental priorities. (Source: World Bank)
Preliminary data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) indicate that China has become the largest energy consumer in the world, having overtaken the United States in the top spot (August 11 2010) www.climateprogress.org

How Rail helps:

Economically

60% of China’s economic stimulus package has been allocated to rail, which is deemed the equivalent of “giving cheques to 2 million workers” according to China Economics Expert

and Environmentally

Rail emits less carbon dioxide than other modes of transport
Other modes on average consume 6 times more energy

The Chinese mainland’s length of high-speed railways in operation has now reached 6,900 kilometers, ranking first in the world, and the length of high-speed railways under construction has reached 10,000-plus kilometers, according to the “Seventh World High-speed Railway Conference” held by the Ministry of Railways on July 28.

The high-speed railway lines, including the Beijing-Tianjin, Wuhan-Guangzhou, Zhengzhou-Xi’an and Shanghai-Nanjing lines, are all in operation and running at speeds of 350 kilometers an hour, making them the fastest in the world.

According to the plan and current construction progress, the total length of high-speed railways in China will exceed 13,000 kilometers by 2012 and will exceed 16,000 kilometers by 2020.]]> Aug, 23 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[World warming to greener train travel]]>
Traveling by rail is on average three to 10 times less CO2-intensive compared to road or air transport, according to the UIC, a Paris-based international organization of the railway sector.

Read more]]> Jan, 11 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[EPA: Greenhouse Gases Threaten Public Health and the Environment]]> Dec, 01 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[International Transport Forum Brings Transport to the Climate Table in Copenhagen]]> Dec, 01 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Guillaume Pepy: Freight needs to come off the roads and on to rail – and France is leading the way]]>
]]> Oct, 11 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[More Compact Development Could Reduce Vehicle Travel, Energy Use, CO2 Emissions]]> Sep, 01 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Low Carbon Transport: A Greener Future]]> ]]> Jul, 01 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[APTA: more transit investment needed in climate bill]]>

]]> Jun, 30 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Climate change will soon be the world's greatest health crisis]]>

]]> Jun, 24 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Think economy, think rail]]>

]]> Jun, 05 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Turkey, Egypt and Mexico Eye Low Carbon Future]]>

]]> May, 29 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[A Vibrant US Train Industry Would Employ More People Than Car Makers Do Now]]>

]]> May, 19 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Planes, Trains and automobiles]]> ]]> Mar, 01 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Switch to another means of transportation]]> Mar, 01 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bombardier Presents First Catenary-Free and Contactless Operating Tram]]>
]]> Jan, 21 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Railways are consuming less and less energy]]> Emissions of CO2 per person-kilometre (pkm) from cars have seen a reduction of only 13 percent since 1995, whereas the CO2 record of rail passengers has improved by 21 percent in the same period.]]> Oct, 31 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Air pollution in the form of emissions from motorized vehicles has become the main contributor to hazy days in Shenzhen ]]> Oct, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Modern electric passenger trains have improved energy efficiency]]> ]]> Oct, 03 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Inter-regional commuter rail increasingly popular]]> ]]> Jul, 31 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Thousands travel by train]]> ]]> Jul, 31 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Mass transit benefits from trains]]> ]]> Jul, 31 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Massive savings fueling transit decisions]]> ]]> Jul, 31 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transit cuts US$18B in congestion costs]]> ]]> Jul, 31 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rail - congestion-busting capacity]]> ]]> Jul, 31 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The democracy of transit]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Fare breaks for employees]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[US mayors united on mobility]]>
]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[L.A. transit story a hit]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transit gets to work]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Big Green Apple]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Long distances to travel]]>

low-density housing
larger distances than before between housing and workplaces, commercial areas and services
an urban environment that is poorly suited to modes of transportation other than the car”

]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Traffic takes breath away]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Quality time exhausted]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Public wants rail transit - poll]]>
]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Ride trains for safety]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Commuters out in the cold]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Thinking about moving: Transit is No. 3 priority]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The train keeps you fit!]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Trains for everyone]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transit helps low-income families]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Train expanding in China]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Subway stimulates real estate]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Trains solve many serious problems facing society]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Public Transit saves lives]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Vancouver solution: no intervention]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transportation cocktail]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transit breathing new life into communities]]>
In short, a healthy transportation system can anchor a community's revitalization efforts...
]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Exercise a transit bonus]]>
]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transit savings no small potatoes]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Riders pocket $1,400]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roadway congestion is not limited to urban areas]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[50 hours per year in congestion]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Congestion penalizes business productivity]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Time spent in traffic jumps 236 percent!]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The number one problem in many urban areas]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gridlock the top concern of companies]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Congestion: cause for concern]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Public snarling about traffic]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cities in a jam]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rush hour now full work day]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Congestion waste staggering]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[US subways in short supply]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cars biggest road hogs]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Take the train]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Choice, freedom and opportunity]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Train prime time and space savers]]> ]]> Jul, 30 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Only 54% of American households have access to public transportation]]> ]]> Jul, 29 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Areas not universally accessible]]> ]]> Jul, 29 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Capacity tops list]]> International Association of Public Transport (UITP)]]> Jul, 29 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Mobility stalling out]]> ]]> Jul, 29 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transit crucial safety network]]>
]]> Jul, 29 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Americans demanding movement]]>
]]> Jul, 29 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Car ownership out of reach for many]]>
]]> Jul, 29 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[People adopt LRV]]>
]]> Jul, 29 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Take the train to bike]]> ]]> Jul, 29 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Public transit = Physical activity]]> ]]> Jul, 29 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[In Toronto, people take the GO train!]]> ]]> Jul, 29 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The train: easy to access]]> ]]> Jul, 29 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Universally accessible]]> ]]> Jul, 29 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Conclusive proofs: Our dependency to the automobile can kill us]]> ]]> Jul, 29 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roads cause for 43,000 deaths in the US]]> ]]> Jul, 29 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rail stimulates economic development]]> ]]> Jul, 29 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Going to work Downtown]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Allego Program]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transit a platform for progress]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transit commute more productive]]>
]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Technology transforming transit]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Sit down and relax]]> I sit in the quiet car...
]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Congestion costs are increasing]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The hidden costs of driving]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Travel delay costs billion of dollars]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Massive public investment in urban infrastructure needed]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roads cost money]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[We are sending money out of the province]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gas bloats economy]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Europe assesses road damage]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rail is by far more cost effective]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Investing in modern transit service]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[More trains to reduce fuel consumption]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cars put dent in budget]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transit saves fuel costs in peak hours]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Large train cities cost less]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rail costs less]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Public transit increases regional income]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[An expanded public transportation network will improve the nation with many benefits]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[More savings for a household with access to transit]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The train creates communities]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The train industry brings in revenue to Québec]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Public transit: a necessary choice]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transit create jobs]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Why voters love rail transit]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transit opens doors with Fanny Mae]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transit boosts business]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Savings pumped into wallets]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Real estate rides high on transit]]>
]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Streetcar benefits far exceed desire]]>
]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transit pays across the line]]>
]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Areas not universally accessible]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Small municipalities]]> ]]> Jul, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Canadian transit ridership continues to break records]]> ]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rail a low energy consumer]]> ]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Trains are low consumers of energy]]> ]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Trains are low consumers of energy]]> ]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The metro: a necessary choice]]> ]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Public takes green route]]> ]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transit vs oil: stunning numbers]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rail outgreening even itself]]> ]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transit clearly cleaner]]> ]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rail is key]]> ]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Trains go easy on the gas]]> ]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rail gives energy a brake]]> ]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Daily delay hours spent in traffic increases every year]]> ]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Companies face problems]]> ]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Too much traffic: we're moving to the city]]> ]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA["The Drive" slowing productivity]]> ]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Lack of Transit hurting business - poll]]> ]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Road damage on European GDP]]> ]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Road rage real]]> ]]> Jul, 25 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The largest sources of GHG emissions: Automobiles and light trucks]]> ]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Climate Summit, NYC May 07]]> ]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Energy use taking wrong road]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[One-quarter of Canada's GHG emissions from transportation]]> ]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transportation is the largest air polluter in Quebec]]> ]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cars consume]]> ]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[CO2 driving climate change]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[EPA releases sobering stats]]>
]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The railway should lead the way in providing a vision for low carbon living]]> “… One return passenger journey by air London to Paris generates the equivalent amount of CO2 as eleven return journeys by rail.”
“… A 1% modal shift in transport from road to rail could save 0.117 MtC in a year, 1% shift from air to rail for UK short-haul could save 0.0016 MtC15.”]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Trams and Metros show lowest CO2 emissions for short-distance urban transport. / Intercity trains have lowest CO2 emissions for medium distance transport]]>
For medium distances (from 10 to 250 kilometres, a comparison of the modes of passenger car, motorcycle, regional bus, coach, local train, intercity train and high speed train concluded that “intercity trains show the lowest average emissions per passenger kilometre….. Passenger cars have the highest CO2 emissions of all modes.”
]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[CO2 emissions by aircraft]]> ]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Climate change set to have profound affects on global economy and social outlook, with poorest countries suffering most]]>
- Average temperatures could rise by 5C from pre-industrial levels if climate change goes unchecked

- Homelessness due to flooding: Warming of 3 or 4C will result in many millions more people being flooded. By the middle of the century 200 million may be permanently displaced due to rising sea levels, heavier floods and drought.

- Warming of 4C or more, is likely to seriously affect food production

- Warming of 2C could leave 15 – 40% of species facing extinction]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Without action global greenhouse gas emissions will be 25% to 90% above current levels by 2030 with the highest growth levels in the transport sector]]>
“Emissions from road transport grew by 26% between 1990 and 2005” , Gordon Mc Innes, Deputy Chief Executive, European Environment Agency
]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Joint international climate change TV campaign by UITP and UNEP]]> ]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Intercity trains consume much less oil than automobiles?]]> ]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[... and 60% lessCO2]]> ]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[In Washigton DC, transit saves 396,981 tons of CO2]]> ]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Public Transportation is a net CO2 reducer]]> “In addition, 340 million gallons of gasoline were saved through transit’s contribution to decreased congestion, which reduced CO2 emissions by another 3.0 million metric tonnes in 2005. An additional 400,000 metric tonnes of greenhouse gases (GHG) were also avoided.”
]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[A solo commuter switching to public transit can reduce his CO2 emissions by 20 pounds in a single day]]> ]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Public transit improves public health]]> ]]> Jul, 24 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[2/3 of US oil supplies for automobiles and trucks]]> Jul, 23 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Climate change will cost]]> May, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The key is to avoid unnecessary traffic...]]>
“Already today there are 600 million vehicles worldwide. It is expected that this will triple by 2050. Policymakers cannot leave these developments unguided. The key is to avoid unnecessary traffic, to use energy more efficiently and to reduce the dependence on oil of the transport sector in general…. And we need a strong and attractive local public transport system which convinces our citizens to think about alternatives.
]]> May, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Climate change: One of the greatest challenges]]>
“Climate change is surely one of the greatest challenges facing us. Global warming impacts – such as sea-level rise, extreme weather events and loss of agricultural land – are ever more clear. Climate change is poised to become a source of economic and social upheaval. Only rigorous and timely action can prevent the most severe consequences. The industrial nations have the enormous, but solvable, task of cutting their greenhouse gas emissions by 60 – 80 percent by 2050. This can be done, but only if all sectors, including the transport sector, play their part.”
]]> May, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Policies will help contribute to our aims]]>
“Policies in the sector to improve efficiency, reduce congestion, manage road traffic and support the development of public transport in cities are very widely shared and will help contribute to our aims.”]]> May, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transport energy use and carbon emissions 80% higher by 2030]]>
In 2004, transport was responsible for 23% of world energy-related GHG emissions with 74% coming from road vehicles. Over the past decade, transport’s GHG emissions have increased at a faster rate than any other energy using sector.”
]]> May, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The transport sector is a significant and growing contributor to GHG emissions]]>
]]> May, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rail has diminished its share of CO2 emissions]]>
]]> May, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cars are projected to more-or-less double from 2000 to 2050]]>
]]> May, 28 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Unlock New York's potential]]> How new Plan NYC will help the city to meet its challenges.
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