ÖBB Annual Report 2023

Group Management Report 120 Österreichische Bundesbahnen-Holding Aktiengesellschaft Consolidated Financial Statements | Group Management Report 75 CO 2 offset GHG emissions arising in the 2023 reporting year from business-related air travel (Scope 3 emissions from business travel) and Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions from the Rail Cargo Group’s warehouses in Lenzing and Freudenau will be offset retrospectively in 2024. Development of emissions in 2023 Greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1, 2) from ÖBB Mobility in Austria reduced to approx. 219,000 tonnes in 2023 (py: approx. 226,000 tonnes). Greenhouse gas emissions from rail transport decreased by approx. 6,600 tonnes in 2023 compared to the previous year. In passenger transport, this is due to the increase in transport services thanks to e-traction and a decrease in diesel consumption. The reduction in GHG emissions in freight transport is primarily due to the decline in transport services. GHG emissions for the Postbus were kept at the same level as in 2022 despite an increase in transport performance (due to higher capacity utilisation and initial positive effects from the operation of e-buses). Diesel consumption in Rail Equipment GmbH and CoKG’s internal transport fleet was reduced by approx. 180,000 litres in 2023 compared to 2022. GHG emissions in 2023 in the buildings sector decreased from approx. 49,300 tonnes in 2022 to approx. 44,400 tonnes. In particular, there has been a larger decrease in emissions for heat (fossil). The phase-out of heating oil that began in 2019 / 2020, the gradual phase-out of fossil gas and the energy-saving campaign triggered by energy shortages and inflation are having a positive impact in this regard. Some of the GHG emissions shown for Scope 3 subcategories have already been specifically calculated and some are still extrapolated. A development from 2023 compared to 2022 is therefore only possible for subcategories that have already been specified in detail. The recognisable slight increase in emissions is mainly due to higher emissions from waste disposal, partly also due to an increase in individual emission factors in Scope 3. Another Scope 3 sub-category, “leased and rented property, plant and equipment”, is also reported for the first time. Development of specific emission factors and total CO 2 -savings effect of ÖBB transport services in Austria. The total CO 2 savings effect of ÖBB’s transport services (rail and bus) in Austria in 2023 will be approx. 4.2 million tonnes (2022: approx. 4.0 million tonnes). This figure improved further in the 2023 reporting year, primarily due to the increase in ÖBB transport services in passenger transport and Postbus. The pre-coronavirus level of 2019 with a CO 2 savings effect of approx. 4.2 million tonnes was therefore reached again in 2023. GHG emissions: Specific CO 2 footprint of rail and bus in Austria Specific CO 2 eq emissions in the mobility sector (incl. shunting)* ) 2023 2022 Target 2028 CO 2 eq in Passenger transport rail in grams pro passenger-km 4.91 5.71 4.96 CO 2 eq in rail freight transport in grams per tonne-km 3.05 2.89 2.76 CO 2 eq in Postbus transport in grams per passenger-km 54.2 59.8 58.0 *) Objectives based on the Sustainable Finance Framework 2023, GRI 2-4 NOTE: Comparative values 2021 according to the Federal Environment Agency: cars: 218.7 g / pkm, aircraft (incl. RFI)*: 501.6 g / pkm, lorries: 88.8 g / tkm. Comparative values from the current Austrian Air Pollution Inventory (OLI) for 2022 are not expected to be available until May 2024, according to the Federal Environment Agency. *Value for short long-distance journeys. Other significant measures Climate change mitigation (excerpt) Green fleet for state-of-the-art maintenance | ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG is investing in emission-free high-performance maintenance vehicles. Innovative green electricity production | ÖBB is further expanding its environmentally friendly electricity production with new photovoltaic systems. “Obervellach II” power station fully on track | Green traction current in production here from summer 2024 From rescue train to service jet | ÖBB’s new service jets are revolutionising rescue and fire-fighting work on the ÖBB infrastructure network. ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG wins Ö3-Verkehrsaward | Award for the world’s first traction current wind turbine. New Waste Management Act shifts 200,000 tonnes to rail | The amendment to the Waste Management Act in Austria opens up new opportunities for rail transport and the Rail Cargo Group. | MR75