UIC’s role to reduce the global carbon emissions and to promote railway in the world
UIC’s role to reduce the global carbon emissions and to promote railway in the world
10-12-2016
Marc GUIGON, UIC Senior Advisor Passenger Transport
The main areas to serve the global railway community through UIC are as follows :
- Promotion of railway in the world, cooperation with over 100 institutions (UN, world bank, Ecosoc…), strategic advice
- 700 technical standards covering all railway fields for railway harmonization
- Dissemination of know-how between UIC members (conferences, congresses…)
- Structure of UIC in 4 main departments :
- Passenger activities (High Speed, railway stations, regional services, commercial and distribution, tourism)
- Freight activities (International corridors, heavy and long trains, combined transport, dangerous goods, global rail freight conference…)
- Rail system (Signaling and control command, rolling stock, infrastructure)
- Fundamental values
- Environment (CO2 reduction, work with international entities, COP 21…)
- Security (in the trains, in stations, global security…) and safety
- Research