Management approach

Russian Railways’ Environmental Strategy and Energy Strategy through 2035 outline a set of measures aimed at sustainable low‑carbon development and GHG emissions reduction.

Through 2035, these will enable the Company to lower the intensity of its direct and indirect GHG emissions per unit of transportation volume. To achieve this, the strategies set a specific target for per unit GHG emissions.

Upgrading the Company’s stationary thermal power infrastructure is another key focus of its decarbonisation efforts. This includes efforts in two major areas:

  • enhancing energy efficiency of buildings and structures, including that of heat generation facilities, processes, and infrastructure, as well as increasing efficiency of energy resource use in stationary power generation;
  • upgrading thermal power facilities by transitioning to low‑carbon fuels.

Key ongoing measures implemented by the Company to cut GHG emissions from mobile sources:

electrifying existing railway lines;

developing and introducing new rolling stock;

improving the energy efficiency of transportation operations.

Management approach

GHG emissions monitoring, reporting and control

Russian Railways has in place and develops a system of GHG emissions monitoring, reporting and control. Since 2017, Russian Railways has been listed among state-owned companies involved in reducing GHG emissions, making annual progress disclosures in its sustainable development reports.

GHG emissions are tracked and measured at the level of Russian Railways’ individual structural units, with the collected data further aggregated at higher levels of the Company’s corporate structure (branches and the Company overall).

In 2024, the Company kept filing statutory reports on GHG emissions in line with national legislative requirements.

GHG emissions calculation methodology

In 2024, Russian Railways calculated GHG emissions on the basis of the Comprehensive Methodology for GHG Emissions Volume Measurement at Russian Railways developed in line with the Russian guidelines on the calculation of direct emissions and indirect energy-related emissionsApproved by Order of the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment No. 330 dated 29 June 2017., as well as methodological guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Emissions are calculated in relation to CO2, without taking into account other greenhouse gases, according to data on the consumption of fuel and energy resources. This approach is permitted by both Russian regulations and methodological guidelines of the IPCC.

Currently, the Company does not calculate any indirect GHG emissions associated with the purchase of construction materials, rolling stock and supplies, as well as any other goods (Scope 3 under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol).

The methodology involves the calculation of two GHG emissions categories:

  • direct emissions from stationary and transport fuel combustion sources across Russian Railways’ operations (Scope 1 under the Greenhouse Gas ProtocolGreenhouse Gas Protocol. Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard.);
  • indirect energy‑related emissions associated with the purchase of electricity and heat by Russian Railways’ structural units from third parties (Scope 2 under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol).

Currently, the Company does not calculate any indirect GHG emissions associated with the purchase of construction materials, rolling stock and supplies, as well as any other goods (Scope 3 under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol).

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