Mobility
Travel and transport to, from and within KTH’s campuses impact the climate. KTH is working to reduce emissions and noise while promoting climate-efficient meetings. Below you will find measures that support KTH’s sustainability and climate goals within the travel category.
KTH’s climate impact from travel and transport is monitored in KTH’s Climate Report in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Emissions from travel are one of KTH’s largest emission sources, with air travel accounting for the majority.
The follow-up includes emissions from business travel (including hotel stays), employee commuting, and student-related travel. Specific monitoring of flight-related emissions is carried out within the framework of KTH’s carbon budget.
KTH also collaborates with property owners and the City of Stockholm to develop solutions that make travelling between our campuses easy and climate-smart.
Cycling
Cycling is great for both physical and mental health. KTH aims to make it easier to choose sustainable transport options that benefit health and the environment. Campus areas offer numerous bike racks and bollards, and secure cycle cages are available via Aimo Park. Employees can subscribe to a storage space in the same way as a parking space.
Climate-efficient meetings
The need to travel should always be assessed, and wherever possible, trips should be replaced by travel-free alternatives such as web, video or phone conferences. Consider factors such as time, cost, and environmental impact when deciding if a meeting can be held digitally.
Read more about Digital meetings and lectures and Inclusive hybrid meetings on the KTH intranet.
Free tools for calculating travel emissions: emission calculator - Travel & Climate.org , klimatsmartsemester.se , view emissions for flights directly on the interactive world map at flightemissionmap.org (developed by Björn von Sydow in collaboration with Jörgen Larsson at Chalmers University of Technology och Anneli Kamb at KTH Royal Institute of Technology). EcoPassenger.org , a practical tool for travelers and decision makers to compare the environmental impacts of different transport options, including the energy used to produce the electricity or the fuel, in a "well to wheel"-perspective.
You can plan you trip by train using for instance Trainline.com
CERO
CERO is a tool developed by KTH researcher Markus Robért, providing a structured method to analyse business and commuting travel and identify cost-effective ways to meet climate targets. Using a carbon budget, it shows how much emissions can and should be reduced. Surveys have been conducted since 2017 to analyse staff travel patterns. More information: cero.nu
Contact miljo-kth@kth.se to access the full results from the latest survery conducted in 2022.