Att se hela bilden – Del 2 Klimatpåverkan från den offentliga sektorns konsumtion: Livsmedel och transporter

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), commissioned by WWF, examines the climate impact of consumption within the Swedish public sector, specifically focusing on food and transport. Using case studies from Eskilstuna and Umeå municipalities, the report analyzes existing and potential policy instruments to drive quantitative, qualitative, and transformative changes in consumption patterns to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• Consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden have remained stable since the early 1990s, but the distribution has shifted: territorial emissions have decreased by over 30%, while emissions generated in other countries for Swedish consumption increased by nearly 50% by 2015.
• Public consumption and investments account for approximately 35% of Sweden's total consumption-based emissions, with the municipal sector responsible for about 70% of the public sector's total consumption-based emissions, totaling nearly 11 million tonnes of CO2e.
• At the national level, the highest emission intensities within public consumption are found in Defense, followed by Business Issues (including transport-related consumption), Environmental Protection (including waste management), and Health and Medical Care.
• Eskilstuna and Umeå municipalities employ a mix of policy instruments to reduce food-related emissions, including 'vegetable days' in schools and preschools, individualizing portion sizes in elderly care to reduce waste, and using tools like 'Matilda' to calculate the climate impact of menus.
• To reduce transport emissions, municipalities use travel policies that prioritize walking, cycling, and public transport over cars, and trains over flights. Eskilstuna specifically applies a 20-40% surcharge on flight tickets to discourage air travel.
• Municipalities utilize urban planning (overview plans) as a transformative tool to reduce transport needs by increasing urban density, reducing parking norms, and implementing 'gender-equal snow removal' where bike and pedestrian paths are cleared before car roads.
• The report identifies a gap in national policy, recommending that Sweden establish consumption-based emission targets for 2030 and 2045 to complement territorial targets, as current local instruments are insufficient to reach the long-term goal of 1.5 tonnes of CO2e per person.

APA

Axelsson, K., Bell, L., & Gewecke, H. (2018). Att se hela bilden – Del 2 Klimatpåverkan från den offentliga sektorns konsumtion: Livsmedel och transporter. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/180906a-gill-axelsson-wwf-roadmap-part2-wp-1806k.pdf

Chicago

Axelsson, Katarina, Linda Bell, and Hanne Gewecke. Att se hela bilden – Del 2 Klimatpåverkan från den offentliga sektorns konsumtion: Livsmedel och transporter. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2018. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/180906a-gill-axelsson-wwf-roadmap-part2-wp-1806k.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{axelsson2018att, author = {Axelsson, Katarina and Bell, Linda and Gewecke, Hanne}, title = {{Att se hela bilden – Del 2 Klimatpåverkan från den offentliga sektorns konsumtion: Livsmedel och transporter}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2018}, month = jul, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/180906a-gill-axelsson-wwf-roadmap-part2-wp-1806k.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }