Consumption-based emission inventories in Nordic municipalities

This research paper examines the challenges and expectations of municipalities in four Nordic countries regarding the development and use of consumption-based emission inventories to support climate action.

• A survey of municipality officials in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden revealed that fewer than 50% of municipalities were actively measuring consumption-based emissions, although there is widespread interest in developing greenhouse gas inventories that include emissions from both municipal and citizen consumption.
• Municipal employees identified consumption-based emission data as a critical requirement for establishing just and sustainable paths to climate neutrality, noting its utility in improving climate plans, optimizing municipal operational reductions, and assisting businesses and residents in lowering emissions.
• The authors assert that for municipal actions to be effective, they must rely on reliable, coherent, and comparable consumption-based emission information linked to national tracking, which necessitates standardized methods and baseline data because some municipalities lack the financial and human resources to create independent 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} }