2. Transportation

The greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the passenger transport sector in Sweden corresponds to about 10 MtCO2-eqv per year, which corresponds to about one-fifth of total Swedish GHG emissions. If we also include emissions that are incurred higher up in the supply chain of fuels and materials used in the vehicles, the emissions that can be associated with passenger car transport increase to about 15 MtCO2-eqv per year.

Thus, it is critical to understand how these emissions, occurring both in Sweden and through the supply chain also in other countries, will be affected by ongoing trends in the passenger car transport sector, such as electrification, automation, and car- and ride-sharing. Given the overall goal of net-zero GHG emissions, we also need to understand how these trends can be steered in directions that enable a fast transition to supply chains that are low in GHG emissions.

In Mistra Carbon Exit, this work has started in Phase 1 and has included: studies on supply chain emissions during a transition to electric vehicles; a policy analysis for the adoption and use of low-emitting vehicles; and an analysis of the actors involved in the introduction of shared and/or self-driving vehicles.