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Cutting CO2 emissions is a big challenge.

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About 25% of the greenhouse gas

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emissions in the EU come
from the transport sector.

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But how do we decrease this number?

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The answer is very simple:

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with trains!

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Rail is one of the most

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sustainable forms of passenger
and goods transport.

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It's safe, smart,

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comfortable and responsible for less than
0.5% of transport-related

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greenhouse gas
emissions in the EU.

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Despite these advantages,

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only about 7% of passengers
and 11% of goods travel by rail.

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The European Commission is set to change
this by highlighting the benefits

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and importance of trains, and some
countries are already at the forefront.

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Austria currently has 19 nightjet lines

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throughout Europe and plans
to increase these to 26 by 2024.

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Also, 4 out of 9 network corridors

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of the trans-European Rail Network
go through the Alpine Country.

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Along with Switzerland, Austria is in the top two
rail investors in Europe,

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followed by Denmark,
Sweden and the Netherlands.

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France and Spain invest the least.
But this could change soon.

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According to a recent report on intercities

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10 night train lines across
France are planned for the next decade.

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Citizens could finally reach faraway
cities in little more than 6 hours.

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Investing in rail could bring the EU

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closer to becoming
climate neutral by 2050.