GHG emissions assessments spatial planning

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the use of territorial and consumption-based accounting (CBA) approaches to quantify greenhouse gas emissions within spatial planning at the subnational level across four European case studies.

• The study concludes that territorial and consumption-based accounting (CBA) provide complementary perspectives for understanding greenhouse gas emission patterns in spatial planning. Territorial results are best suited for internal monitoring rather than interregional comparison, whereas CBA enables comparison and offers a comprehensive view of residents' global carbon footprints, although CBA data is harder to link directly to spatial planning decisions.
• Relying on a single net emissions figure to set climate targets or monitor the success of climate action can lead to false indications. Effective impact assessment and interpretation of results require a combination of methodological understanding and knowledge of the local context.
• The primary functions of subnational greenhouse gas inventories and spatial planning impact assessments are to identify regional differences in emission sources and mitigation potentials. The study suggests that transparency in underlying assumptions and the harmonization of data collection for these inventories would improve the coherence of climate action and its implications for spatial planning.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). GHG emissions assessments spatial planning. https://www.sei.org/publications/ghg-emissions-assessments-spatial-planning/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. GHG emissions assessments spatial planning. 2023. https://www.sei.org/publications/ghg-emissions-assessments-spatial-planning/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2023ghg, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{GHG emissions assessments spatial planning}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/ghg-emissions-assessments-spatial-planning/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }