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The analysis of over 800,000 responses from the Klimatkalkylatorn tool reveals that the average Swedish household carbon footprint is 4.3 tons CO2e per person, with significant variations based on municipality type, income, and family structure. Food is the largest emission driver overall, while air travel causes the widest disparities between households. The study highlights that residents in commuting municipalities near large cities often have the highest footprints, whereas those in large cities have the lowest overall footprints, primarily due to reduced car travel.

The document identifies key governance challenges for cities implementing circular economy (CE) models, such as administrative silos, lack of holistic visions, and insufficient data for monitoring. It proposes four strategic pillars for urban policymakers: creating shared visions with inclusive strategies, establishing supportive regulatory and financial instruments (particularly circular public procurement), facilitating multi-level collaboration, and utilizing Urban Living Labs to scale innovations from local pilots to city-wide implementation.

Using Sweden as a case study, the document examines three dimensions of charging infrastructure equity: data transparency, local accessibility, and demand flexibility. It finds that private charger density is positively correlated with disposable income and concentrated in urban areas, while car density is higher in regions where charger access is lower. The authors argue that private charging is essential for cost-effective, flexible energy use and recommend that municipalities monitor infrastructure at the postcode level to address structural inequalities.

Using Sweden as a case study, this policy brief argues that electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure equity requires a focus on private charging rather than just public charging. The analysis reveals that private charger density is positively correlated with disposable income and negatively correlated with car density, meaning chargers are most concentrated in wealthy urban areas where car ownership is lowest. The authors highlight a critical lack of official data on private charging and argue that private charging is essential for cost-effective, flexible energy use. They recommend that municipalities collect data at the postcode level to identify and address structural inequalities in charger deployment.

The paper examines stakeholder perceptions of the circular economy (CE) transition in Umeå, Sweden. It finds that current social impact considerations are narrow, focusing primarily on employment shifts and community cohesion, while neglecting health, well-being, and property rights. The authors argue for a broader assessment framework that includes job quality, accessibility for vulnerable groups, and the implications of digitalization.

The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) collaborated with Umeå municipality to translate a 2018 resident survey into a climate footprint estimation tool. This tool allows the municipality to compare local consumption-based emissions with national averages and identify specific demographic drivers of emissions. Findings revealed that while residents in their 20s have more climate-smart diets, they have higher footprints for furniture, and that higher-income groups generally have larger footprints due to increased consumption of red meat, clothing, and flights.