Mobility Solutions in Swedish Municipalities
(2020) EKHS35 20201Department of Economic History
- Abstract
- Despite that transports contribute to around a quarter of all global energy-related CO2 emissions, the question of how the sector’s emissions are best reduced remains unclear. To fill this gap, this thesis investigates what both academia and the Swedish Climate Policy Council recommend to be the best ways of reducing transport emissions. These findings are then compared with the mobility strategies of six Swedish municipalities. The review of academic literature found that going car-free has the highest emission mitigation potential among the reviewed options – at a median of 2.1 tCO2eq/cap pear year. Both academic literature and the Swedish Climate Policy Council argues that shifting over to electric vehicles – which was found to have a... (More)
- Despite that transports contribute to around a quarter of all global energy-related CO2 emissions, the question of how the sector’s emissions are best reduced remains unclear. To fill this gap, this thesis investigates what both academia and the Swedish Climate Policy Council recommend to be the best ways of reducing transport emissions. These findings are then compared with the mobility strategies of six Swedish municipalities. The review of academic literature found that going car-free has the highest emission mitigation potential among the reviewed options – at a median of 2.1 tCO2eq/cap pear year. Both academic literature and the Swedish Climate Policy Council argues that shifting over to electric vehicles – which was found to have a median emission mitigation potential of 2.0 tons of CO2eq/cap per year – is necessary if transport emissions are to be substantially reduced. While the general strategy of most Swedish municipalities matches well with going car-free, the review of municipal transport strategies showed an evident lack of planning and consideration for the electrification of vehicle fleets. Based on the Swedish Climate Policy Council’s recommendations, academic literature, and the municipalities' strategies, the thesis identifies obstacles that municipalities face in reducing emissions, areas in which Swedish municipalities are lagging, and policies and strategies which could help municipalities reach their environmental goals. Of particular importance are the municipalities’ lack of long-term planning and clarity in their documents, their lack of evaluation of the effect of specific policies, and their lack of ability to promote electric vehicles due to laws and regulations at the national level. (Less)
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- author
- Maric, Sebastian LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- EKHS35 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- transport solutions, sustainable transports, mobility transitions, car lock-in, automobile lock in
- language
- English
- id
- 9019175
- date added to LUP
- 2020-07-03 12:22:50
- date last changed
- 2020-07-03 12:22:50
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abstract = {{Despite that transports contribute to around a quarter of all global energy-related CO2 emissions, the question of how the sector’s emissions are best reduced remains unclear. To fill this gap, this thesis investigates what both academia and the Swedish Climate Policy Council recommend to be the best ways of reducing transport emissions. These findings are then compared with the mobility strategies of six Swedish municipalities. The review of academic literature found that going car-free has the highest emission mitigation potential among the reviewed options – at a median of 2.1 tCO2eq/cap pear year. Both academic literature and the Swedish Climate Policy Council argues that shifting over to electric vehicles – which was found to have a median emission mitigation potential of 2.0 tons of CO2eq/cap per year – is necessary if transport emissions are to be substantially reduced. While the general strategy of most Swedish municipalities matches well with going car-free, the review of municipal transport strategies showed an evident lack of planning and consideration for the electrification of vehicle fleets. Based on the Swedish Climate Policy Council’s recommendations, academic literature, and the municipalities' strategies, the thesis identifies obstacles that municipalities face in reducing emissions, areas in which Swedish municipalities are lagging, and policies and strategies which could help municipalities reach their environmental goals. Of particular importance are the municipalities’ lack of long-term planning and clarity in their documents, their lack of evaluation of the effect of specific policies, and their lack of ability to promote electric vehicles due to laws and regulations at the national level.}},
author = {{Maric, Sebastian}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Mobility Solutions in Swedish Municipalities}},
year = {{2020}},
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