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EcoPassenger: Enhancing eco-friendly travel choices with new API development

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26 February 2025

EcoPassenger: Enhancing eco-friendly travel choices with new API development

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The EcoPassenger project, funded by the UIC, aims to enhance eco-friendly travel choices in Europe by developing an API for comparing environmental impacts of different travel options.

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EcoPassenger project

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International Union of Railways

Italian State Railways

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Albania

Armenia

Austria

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

EU-27

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Kosovo

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

North Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Türkiye

Ukraine

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Company with 250 or more employees

Local authorities

National authorities

Regional authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

  • Specific types of tourism

    • Adventure tourism

    • Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

    • Cultural tourism

    • Ecotourism

    • Education tourism

    • Festival tourism

    • Gastronomy tourism

    • Health and medical tourism

    • MICE tourism

    • Mountain tourism

    • Religious tourism

    • Rural tourism

    • Sports tourism

    • Urban/city tourism

    • Wellness tourism

  • Transition Pathway Strategic Areas

    • Multimodal travelling

    • Promoting PEF/OEF methods for tourism

    • R&I on climate-friendly tourism

    • Sustainable mobility

  • Business activities

    • Other tourism transportation activities

    • Rail Passenger transport

    • Road passenger transport

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The EcoPassenger tool development, launched in 2015, helps users compare the environmental impacts of different travel options in Europe, encouraging eco-friendly travel choices. Key features include detailed journey calculations, emissions comparisons and customisable settings. Funded by the International Union of Railways and running from January, 2024, to December, 2027, the project aims to develop an Advanced Programming Interface (API) for direct access to the EcoPassenger calculation engine, allowing UIC members and third parties to obtain environmental footprint results easily. The UIC will manage the integration of data and ensure the tool's functionality and performance.

#Carbon footprint reduction #Mobility #Green transportation options 

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