Lucie Anderton, Head of Sustainability Unit, International Union of Railways (UIC) is Guest Speaker for a CILT Green Series webinar on Smart and Sustainable Mobility: Delivering Low Carbon Places

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Lucie Anderton
Head of Sustainability Unit,
International Union of Railways
Sustainability Webinar Series
The Backbone of a Sustainable
Mobility System:
The role of railways in a just and green recovery
and transition to sustainable cities and lifestyles

2. THE BACKBONE OF A
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
SYSTEM
The role of railways in a just and green recovery
and transition to sustainable cities and lifestyle.

3. 10,000
billion tonne-
kilometres
Cooperation
with over
100
institutions
85
congresses,
conferences,
workshops
3,000
billion
passenger-
kilometres
200
members in
95 countries
7
million rail
personnel
700
UIC International
Railway Solutions
(IRS)
1
million
kilometres of
line

4. 4
The UIC Sustainability
Platform
1.Air quality
2.Energy and CO2
3.Circular Economy
4.Noise and Vibration
5.Sustainable Land use
• Set the vision,
• Provide the tools and
• Convene the community.
To empower the global railway
community to be a driving force in a
green recovery through collaborative
knowledge and advocacy.

5. 5
A railway that supports a green
recovery as the backbone of sustainable
mobility. Connectivity that contributes
to healthy and sustainable lifestyles
and economies on every continent –
that is zero emissions, a community
hub, accessible for all, and is both
biodiverse and a good neighbour.
Our Vision

6. 6
Impact on
passenger
ridership
Globally common patterns
• Road traffic has returned to pre-
pandemic levels
• Rail and public transport remains
well below in revenues and
ridership

7. 7

8. 8

9. 9
Home working and digitalization
• Smoothing the peaks and modernizing ticketing
Stimulus packages
• High availability of public financing especially headed to rail
projects driving opportunity to accelerate infrastructure
development and enhance value proposition to customers
Sustainable choices
• Promoting the sustainability of rail and momentum to be
captured by adopting new energy sources and remain
competitive with other modes
Market Liberalisation
• Competition representing an opportunity to improve rail
offering - new routes and value for money
Window of Opportunity

10. 10
Capitalising on the
opportunities
Enhance customer experience: adapt to new
mobility behaviors and markets
Improve rail's economic equation: efficiency
and demonstrating value for money
Increase environmental performance: setting
the route to zero and halting biodiversity loss
Enablers
Innovate: culture of continual improvement and
adapting new technologies, e.g. AI, 5G,
telecommunications, new energy
Invest in infrastructure in order to increase
capacities at places and times where it is
needed, ensure service quality, reliability and
smooth connections between travel legs
Foster "coope-tition": playing to each modes
strengths

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The challenge for all
cities is to fix their public
transit systems now so
that passengers will
return
……those cities that are
investing, will get out
stronger

12. Stay in touch with UIC:
Thank you for your attention.
Lucie Anderton
Head of Sustainability
anderton@uic.org