Low-carbon transition in the transport sector

The research examines how the transition to low-carbon transport in Sweden may disproportionately affect certain societal groups. It argues that achieving Paris Agreement goals requires not only technological shifts but also a reduction in fossil-based transport and an increase in public and active transport. The study emphasizes that the resulting impacts on quality of life can vary, potentially deepening existing inequalities based on individuals' lived values and diverse categories of loss, such as social networks and attachments to places.

• Achieving Paris Agreement goals in the transport sector necessitates transformative changes beyond technology, specifically reducing the reliance on fossil-based transport and increasing the use of active and public transport modes.
• Policies driving the low-carbon transport transition may have uneven impacts on quality of life, which could either reproduce or exacerbate existing societal inequalities.
• Identifying those negatively impacted by the transition requires analyzing a broad range of loss categories—including material things, traditions, places, and social support networks—which are rooted in an individual's lived values.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2024). Low-carbon transition in the transport sector. https://www.sei.org/publications/low-carbon-transition-transport-sector/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Low-carbon transition in the transport sector. 2024. https://www.sei.org/publications/low-carbon-transition-transport-sector/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2024lowcarbon, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Low-carbon transition in the transport sector}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2024}, month = nov, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/low-carbon-transition-transport-sector/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }