Economic Brief 2: Key Recommendations. Arctic Transport: Environmental, Social and Geopolitical Concerns

1. Investment should be oriented to public transport, given its essential role in a fair distribution of transport opportunities across social groups.

2. Greater attention to the connectivity within and between rural areas should be given in transport policies, so as to ensure more equal transport opportunities. Access to charging infrastructure should be equally distributed.

3. New investments to develop rail connections through Nordic countries are important, with particular emphasis on implementing a unified gauge system (distance between the rails) across Europe.

4. Incentive programs supporting the purchase of EVs should be predictive and planned for the medium-term in order for consumers and markets to have more information and thus to invest with a higher degree of trust.

5. Overall, development of transportation policies must take into consideration local communities' perspectives in order to better respond to their needs as well as to reduce the negative impacts derived from said policies.