Decarbonization of passenger transport in Reykjavík, Iceland – A stakeholder analysis

Abstract

The climate change mitigation potential of cities is high, and transportation plays a key role in achieving effective climate change mitigation. Mitigation strategies require stakeholder engagement to be effective. This case study sets out to explore the opinions of those who influence or are influenced by transportation in the Reykjavík Capital Region of Iceland, through focus groups, to identify how stakeholders believe the passenger transport sector should be decarbonized. Stakeholders’ views and opinions were collected through four focus group meetings facilitated by the research team. The themes that arose from the conversations between stakeholders were; Raised awareness, Holistic view, Multimodal approach, and Energy transition in transport. Their opinions were then positioned against two climate action plans, on a municipal and governmental level, to identify commonalities and differences. The two most underrepresented themes were Raised awareness and Holistic view, which indicates the need for strengthening the issues raised in these themes in the action plans.