Consumption Compass: A digital tool for addressing consumption-based emissions at the local level. A summary of the methods used
Updated on 15.07.2024
Through this tool, the user can:
- Explore GHG footprint (CO2e) for all Sweden's municipalities and postcodes
- Analyse consumption impacts for over 110 different consumption categories - at postcode level
- Compare selected municipalities footprint data with other municipalities; counties and more
- Analyse data at postcode levels to identify prioritized postcodes and consumption categories
- Explore footprint data and analyse mitigation options for reduction
- Explore the tool's data through the associated interactive map funtion
Relevance for Circular Systemic Solutions
While this tool is made for Swedish local authorities, it can serve as a starting point for other cities and regions which are looking for ways to monitor GHG emissions on a local level. Therefore, it can help cities in all three phases of CSS deployment, whether it is in analysing the metabolism of a territory in the Map stage, or in identifying areas of local intervention in the Design phase, or in monitoring progress in the Implement phase.
How to use this tool or method
The tool, which is an excel file, can be downloaded and adapted according to locality like any other excel file. Once many localities fill in their information, the tool can be used to analyse regional differences as well.
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large 500 000-200 000, medium 200 000-50 000, and small cities 50 000-5 000
large metropolitan area >1.5 million, metropolitan area 1.5 million-500 000
predominantly urban regions, intermediate and predominantly rural regions, refer to TERCET typology NUTS 3 region
e.g. commercial, residential, service, industrial
