Consumption-based emission inventories in Nordic municipalities

A study of municipality officials in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden reveals that while fewer than half actively measure consumption-based emissions, there is broad interest in doing so to identify sustainable measures toward climate neutrality. Respondents believe municipalities can influence emissions by cooperating with residents and businesses, but they require standardized methods and reliable data because many lack the resources to create independent inventories.

• Fewer than 50% of the surveyed municipalities in the four Nordic countries are actively measuring consumption-based emissions, although there is widespread interest in expanding greenhouse gas inventories to include emissions from both municipal and citizen consumption.
• Municipal officials believe that consumption-based emission data is essential for creating just and sustainable paths to climate neutrality, improving climate plans, optimizing municipal operations, and assisting local businesses and residents in reducing emissions.
• There is a critical need for standardized methods and baseline data for consumption-based emissions that are comparable across municipalities and linked to national tracking, as many municipalities lack the financial and human resources to produce their own inventories.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2024). Consumption-based emission inventories in Nordic municipalities. https://www.sei.org/publications/consumption-based-emission-inventories-in-nordic-municipalities/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Consumption-based emission inventories in Nordic municipalities. 2024. https://www.sei.org/publications/consumption-based-emission-inventories-in-nordic-municipalities/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2024consumptionbased, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Consumption-based emission inventories in Nordic municipalities}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2024}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/consumption-based-emission-inventories-in-nordic-municipalities/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }