Recipes for Systemic Change - Helsinki Design Lab

Passenger Traffic inthe Helsinki Area6%Passenger Traffic in otherMajor Urban Areas6%Passenger Traffic inTransport ofGoods36%other MajorUrban Areas3%Passenger Traffic inother Municipalities7%Long-distancePassenger Traffic41%Distribution of CO 2Emissions from Transport by Type 2002The Government Foresight Report suggests several broad approachesto emissions reductions. These include: improving efficiency through newvehicle technologies; reducing the transportation demand; further promotionof public transportation and low or no carbon mobility; and the introductionof policy measures. A larger challenge will involve the transformationof Finland's built environment to support low carbon mobility, whichis likely to yield greater reductions.SourceKalenoja, H, etal. "Potential forReducing CarbonDioxide Emissionsfrom Transport inFinland" TempereUniversity of Technology,Traffic andTransport Studies48 (2002)248