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PaMs ReportTransport Sector
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Overview

• GHG Profile of Transport Sector
• Implementation Aspects
• Drivers, Policy Options and Action Patterns
• Success Story Finland
• Conclusions and Outlook

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GHG Profile of Transport Sector

• Transport is a major and steadily growing
  contributor
• Share of total GHG in 2000 15.7 to 30.8
• Growth rate 90-00 highest among all sectors

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GHG Profile of Transport Sector
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GHG Profile of Transport Sector
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Implementation Aspects

• Instrument Mix (Key PaMs) Regulatory (21),
  Fiscal (20), Economic (15), InfoEdu (12), VA
  (10), RD (4)
• Status (Key PaMs) Implemented (65), Adopted
  (12), Planned (20)
• Only a few PaMs show substantial mitigation
  effect (EU car manufacturer CO2 agreement)

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Drivers, Policy Optionsand Action Patterns

• Drivers Mainly activity increase (CAN 70)
• Policy Options Energy Efficiency, Carbon
  Intensity, Transport Demand Management, Modal
  Shift, Traffic Flow, Spatial Planning
• Action Patterns among Annex I Parties Rather
  technical than non-technical measures, support
  for public ground transport
• Projections (with measures) Further increase

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Success Story Finland

• GHG mitigation is an integral part of Finlands
  transport policy since 1990
• Finlands 1994 TE Action Plan aimed at
  stabilizing the sectoral emissions at 1990 levels
• This was indeed achieved in 2000, by implementing
  a well-tuned mix of renowned transport policies
  including strong taxation of vehicles and fuels
  as its core, complemented by promotion and
  development of public transport, walking and
  cycling.

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Conclusions and Outlook (1)

• Transport is a major and steadily growing sector
• Parties try to react with technical measures,
  although main driver is activity increase
• Only little mitigation effects were reported
• Shift from regulatory towards economic/fiscal
  instruments can be observed

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Conclusions and Outlook (2)

• Fastest growing sector needs more attention
• Parties show little success in sectoral
  mitigation, shift towards economic instruments
  did not bring major improvements, so far
• The case of Finland shows that an integrated
  transport and environment policy can be the basis
  for a success story in this most difficult sector