This month we released a couple of new Transition elements which you now have access to in your ClimateBoard. Click on any of them in the list below to find out more:
- More efficient commuting by car
- Increase HVO proportion in diesel
- More efficient passenger airplanes
- More efficient sea transportation
- Shift to LNG fuel for sea transportation
- Biofuels for air transport (passenger)
- Biofuels for sea transport
- Electrification of domestic sea transport
- Increase ethanol proportion in petrol
- Increased proportion of public transport by Trams and Light Rail
More efficient commuting by car
Description: Increasing the number of passengers per vehicle will reduce the number of cars in traffic, thereby reducing emissions.
Target type: Reducing the operation needed
Sector: Transport
Increase hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) proportion in diesel renamed from: Shift to bio-diesel in vehicles
Description: Sustainable biofuels such as HVO are produced from biomass, such as arable crops, food waste or residues from the forest industry. Since biomass has accumulated carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during its growth, and release emissions during natural degradation in any case, emissions from biofuels are assumed to be zero. However, biofuel vehicles still cause particulate emissions.
Sector: Transport
Target type: Shifting the resource used
More efficient passenger airplanes
Description: Improving the energy efficiency of flights, for example through the use of lighter materials and more efficient engines, reduces the emissions per transport work performed.
Target type: Increasing efficiency
Sector: Transport
More efficient sea transportation
Description: Improving the energy efficiency of ships, for example through the use of lighter materials and more efficient engines, reduces the emissions per transport work performed.
Target type: Increasing efficiency
Sector: Transport
Shift to LNG fuel for sea transportation
Description: Switching to liquefied natural gas (LNG) can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent while also reducing the emissions of dust, soot, nitrogen oxides and sulfur.
Target type: Shifting the mechanism of operation
Sector: Transport
Biofuels for air transport (passenger)
Description: Sustainable biofuels are produced from biomass, such as arable crops, food waste or residues from the forest industry. Since biomass has accumulated carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during its growth, and release emissions during natural degradation in any case, emissions from biofuels are assumed to be zero. However, biofuel-powered aircraft still cause climate impact through the high-altitude effect on longer flights.
Target type: Shifting the resource needed
Sector: Transport
Biofuels for sea transport (freight)
Description: Sustainable biofuels are produced from biomass, such as arable crops, food waste or residues from the forest industry. Since biomass has accumulated carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during its growth, and release emissions during natural degradation in any case, emissions from biofuels are assumed to be zero. However, biofuel-powered sea freight transport still cause climate impact through the particulate emissions.
Target type: Shifting the resource needed
Sector: Transport
Electrification of domestic sea transport
Description: Switching to electric propulsion can help greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fully reduce particulate emissions.
Target type: Shifting the mechanism of operation
Sector: Transport
Increase ethanol proportion in petrol
Description: Sustainable biofuels such as ethanol are produced from biomass, which can come from arable crops, food waste or residues from the forest industry. Since biomass has accumulated carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during its growth, and release emissions during natural degradation in any case, emissions from biofuels are assumed to be zero.
Target type: Shifting the resource used
Sector: Transport
Increased proportion of public transport by Trams and Light Rail
Description: Public transport can move large numbers of people efficiently, causing lower emissions, reduced noise levels, less congestion and an improved urban environment.
Target type: Shifting the mechanism of operation
Sector: Transport