Konsumtionsbaserade utsläpp i Umeå kommun

The report analyzes the consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions of Umeå residents, finding an average footprint of 9.77 tonnes CO2e per person for survey participants (aged 20-84), which scales to 7.6 tonnes CO2e per person for the total population. Travel, particularly aviation and car use, is identified as the primary emission source, followed by food. The report identifies 'hotspots' including meat consumption, aviation, and housing energy, and recommends administrative, economic, and informative policy tools to reduce these impacts.

• Travel is the largest contributor to the climate footprint among respondents, generating 4.7 tonnes CO2e per person, with aviation accounting for 3.05 tonnes and car travel for 1.52 tonnes.
• Food consumption is the second largest source of emissions at 2.5 tonnes CO2e per person, which is approximately 10% higher than the Swedish national average of 2.1 tonnes.
• Climate impact varies by age and gender; the lowest footprint is found among men aged 20-29 (9.15 tonnes CO2e), while the highest is among men aged 50-64 (11.06 tonnes CO2e).
• The report identifies specific 'hotspots' for emission reductions: aviation and car use in travel; meat consumption, dairy products, and food waste in food; housing energy in housing; and clothing and furniture in gadgets.
• Umeå residents fly significantly more than the Swedish average, with private domestic flights averaging 2.3 trips per year and private European flights 1.4 trips per year.
• Regarding housing energy, 50% of respondents use district heating, 23% use heat pumps, and 8.6% use direct-acting electricity; only 18% have origin-marked or environmentally marked electricity.
• The report suggests various policy tools for the municipality, including administrative measures (urban densification via the comprehensive plan), economic measures (differentiated waste taxes for food waste), and informative measures (integrating climate impact into school curricula).

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} }