Press release: TEN-T revision: a good proposal to be further refined 30/03/22
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TEN-T revision: a good proposal to be further refined
UIRR applauds the Commission’s proposal to amend the TEN-T Regulation[1]. The text generally delivers on the UIRR position paper that has been published as an input to the Commission’s drafting on 19 April 2021[2]. The proposal can be further refined from the perspective of the European intermodal freight transport sector, which is outlined in the position paper published today[3]. The following 6 points are recommended to the EU legislators by UIRR:
UIRR regrets that the modal silo approach, whereby each mode is enabled to do the best it can to meet the policy objectives, has extensively influenced the Commission proposal. The silo-approach, despite all technology improvements, caused the increase of every category of transport externality that Europe has been battling. Moreover, it exacerbated the energy dependency of the continent, while creating a significant truck driver shortage. The notion of shifting the balance of modes, which has been a secondary driver of European transport policymaking since 2001, has been subordinated despite relentlessly delivering tangible results. According to a study released in November 2021[4], door-to-door Combined Transport uses 40-70% less energy per tonne-kilometre, while leaving behind a 60-90% smaller carbon footprint than its equivalent end-to-end unimodal trucking operation. Combined Transport has proven that it works, delivers results, while not requiring scientific breakthroughs or exorbitant and risky public investments. Moreover, intermodality is an effective tool to reduce Europe’s dependency on external energy supply. TEN-T policy should also focus on the cohabitation of passenger and freight transportation on the infrastructure. Socio-economic cost-benefit analysis should be used to decide the primary objectives of infrastructure development. ------------------------------------------ [4] https://www.uirr.com/en/media-centre/press-releases-and-position-papers/2022/mediacentre/2103-press-release-combined-transport-carbon-footprint-and-energy-efficiency.html |
“Combined Transport offers the most effective answer to reduce Europe’s dependency on external energy supply. The TEN-T regulation, like other relevant policy instruments, should focus on efficient solutions to achieving transport policy objectives, such as decarbonisation, but these solutions must also contribute to the safety of the continent.” – stated UIRR President Ralf-Charley Schultze.
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