Deliberating just transition: lessons from a citizens’ jury on carbon-neutral transport

Figures & data

Figure 1. Uusimaa region and its municipalities.

Source: Wikimedia Commons (left map) and Uusimaa Regional Council (right map).

Table 1. The measures to reduce CO₂ emissions in road transport in the Uusimaa region.

A. Measures to decrease the mileage of private cars

A1. Congestion charge to enter the city-center area of Helsinki

A2. Reduction of the number of parking spaces in cities

A3. Increasing the use of car-sharing

A4. Promoting the use of carpools

B. Measures to promote cycling and walking

B1. Support for all-year-round biking

B2. Increasing safe bicycle parking in transport hubs like railway stations

B3. Improving pavements and bike lanes

C. Measures to support public transport

C1. Increasing the number of public transport lanes

C2. Supporting shared transportation in rural areas

C3. Increasing park-and-ride facilities

C4. Measures to speed up public transportation

D. Measures to promote carbon-free fuels

D1. Emissions trading for road transport

D2. Improving the charging infrastructure of electric cars

D2. Subsidies for purchasing electric cars

Figure 2. Demographic composition of the Transport Jury.

Figure 3. Responses to the statement “The use of low-carbon energy should be increased in Finland regardless of the impacts on energy prices” by the jurors and average Finnish citizens surveyed by the National Climate Barometer (2019).

Figure 4. Participants’ replies to questions on climate-policy measures before and after the Transport Jury. Note that only 29 answered Q3 and Q11 (on a flip-side of a question form).

Figure 5. Participants’ feedback on the Transport Jury process.

Figure 6. The Transport Jury process (above) and an “ideal” Transport Jury process under the same constraints (below).