The Roadmap to fossil-free transport was published in 2021
Domestic transport emissions account for roughly one fifth of all greenhouse gas emissions in Finland. Most of these, 94%, are caused by road transport.
Traficom has participated in the roadmap work started in 2019, which drafted measures to halve domestic greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 from the figures of 2005. The roadmap was completed in 2021 as a government resolution, with accompanying resolutions on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from maritime and inland waterway transport and air services.
For its part, Traficom has started implementing the roadmap, for example by granting purchase subsidies for fully electric cars and conversion subsidies for ethanol- and gas-operated cars. In 2021, we also prepared purchase subsidies for electric and gas-operated vans and lorries. The granting of these subsidies started in 2022.
Traficom will continue to implement several climate actions from the roadmap in 2022 and beyond. Implementation includes e.g. support for sustainable modes of transport and generating research data. Measures to reduce emissions in accordance with the resolutions on maritime and inland waterway transport and air services will also be continued in the manner agreed with the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
Globally groundbreaking Climate and Environmental Strategy for the ICT Sector completed in 2021
Information and communications technologies (ICT) play a key role in the reduction of climate impact in many other sectors, such as transport. On the other hand, the networks, devices and data centres required by ICT leave their own footprint in terms of energy consumption, emissions and material consumption, for example.
Traficom participated in the drafting and implementation of the climate and environmental strategy for the ICT branch. We drafted environmental indicators for telecommunications operators together with the operators. We also promoted device recycling and responsible purchases through the ‘Älyä ostoksiin’ (smart consumer) campaign. We were active participants in environmental work in the ICT branch at the European level.
We will continue the promotion of the measures outlined in the strategy and collect energy consumption data from the branch during 2022.