Konsumtionsbaserade utsläpp i Umeå kommun

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) calculates the consumption-based climate footprint of residents in Umeå municipality based on a 2018 survey. It identifies key emission 'hotspots' and provides recommendations for local policy interventions to align with the goal of reducing emissions to approximately one ton of CO2e per person by 2050.

• Travel is the largest contributor to the climate footprint among respondents, generating 4.7 tons of CO2e per person. This is significantly higher than the Swedish average, primarily because participants fly more frequently than the average Swedish citizen.
• Food is the second largest consumption category for emissions, totaling 2.5 tons of CO2e per person per year. Beef consumption is identified as the highest impact food group, and food waste is noted as a significant driver of these emissions based on national statistics.
• The report identifies specific 'hotspots' for emissions reduction: travel (aviation and car use), food (meat, dairy, and food waste), housing (residential energy), and clothing and gadgets (clothes and furniture).
• Demographic analysis shows that the age group 50-64 years has the highest climate impact at 10.71 tons of CO2e per person, while the 20-29 age group has the lowest at 9.20 tons of CO2e per person.
• Gender differences in consumption are generally small, though women report lower meat consumption and higher consumption of legumes and soy, while men report higher consumption of furniture, electronics, and car usage.
• Regarding housing energy, district heating is the most common heating source (50%), followed by heat pumps (23%). Only 18% of respondents use origin-labeled or environmentally labeled electricity.
• The report suggests that Umeå municipality can influence household consumption indirectly through urban planning (densification to reduce car dependency), informative tools (school education and nudging), and economic incentives (differentiated waste taxes for food waste).
• To improve future surveys, SEI recommends including questions on the amount of money spent on goods, requesting mileage and fuel types for all household cars, and asking about home renovation investments.

APA

Axelsson, K., Vanhuyse, F., & Dawkins, E. (2018). Konsumtionsbaserade utsläpp i Umeå kommun. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-sei-report-umea-konsumtionbaserad-utslapp.pdf

Chicago

Axelsson, Katarina, Fedra Vanhuyse, and Elena Dawkins. Konsumtionsbaserade utsläpp i Umeå kommun. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2018. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-sei-report-umea-konsumtionbaserad-utslapp.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{axelsson2018konsumtionsbaserade, author = {Axelsson, Katarina and Vanhuyse, Fedra and Dawkins, Elena}, title = {{Konsumtionsbaserade utsläpp i Umeå kommun}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2018}, month = dec, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-sei-report-umea-konsumtionbaserad-utslapp.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }