Länsstyrelsernas arbete med hållbar konsumtion

The document assesses the capacity of Sweden's County Administrative Boards to drive sustainable consumption, finding that while most are already active despite lacking a formal mandate, they require more political support, financial resources, and clear national guidelines to effectively coordinate municipal and corporate actions.

• Swedish households are responsible for approximately 60% of the country's consumption-based emissions, with the public sector and investments accounting for the remaining 40%.
• Despite having no formal government mandate to work specifically on sustainable consumption, 12 out of 13 surveyed County Administrative Boards were already working systematically on the issue through strategies, action plans, or environmental programs.
• Specific targets for sustainable consumption are not common; only four of the thirteen surveyed boards had established a target for their county, such as limiting emissions to 5 tonnes of CO2e per person per year by 2030 or 2 tonnes by 2050.
• The most common methods used by County Administrative Boards to promote sustainable consumption among municipalities are coordination and networks, followed by education/workshops and the development of strategies and action programs.
• Staff within the County Administrative Boards and municipal administrations are viewed as the most significant actors for sustainable consumption work, rated as highly important by 85% of respondents.
• National guidelines and policy instruments are considered the most critical tools for sustainable consumption work (85%), followed by Agenda 2030 (62%) and the environmental goals system (54%).
• The primary needs identified by the boards to further develop their work are financial resources, political support, and collaboration.

APA

Axelsson, K., André, K., Dawkins, E., Swartling, Å. G., & Eriksson, A. (2021). Länsstyrelsernas arbete med hållbar konsumtion. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/210311c-eriksson-unlock-swedish-pb-2102k.pdf

Chicago

Axelsson, Katarina, Karin André, Elena Dawkins, Åsa Gerger Swartling, and Aina Eriksson. Länsstyrelsernas arbete med hållbar konsumtion. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2021. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/210311c-eriksson-unlock-swedish-pb-2102k.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{axelsson2021lnsstyrelsernas, author = {Axelsson, Katarina and André, Karin and Dawkins, Elena and Swartling, Åsa Gerger and Eriksson, Aina}, title = {{Länsstyrelsernas arbete med hållbar konsumtion}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2021}, month = mar, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/210311c-eriksson-unlock-swedish-pb-2102k.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }