The high-income municipalities Danderyd and Lidingö outside Stockholm account for the highest carbon dioxide emissions per person on average. At the same time, there is a big difference between different postcodes – in the same municipality. That’s what the climate model shows The consumption compass.
Everything from transport to food, services and shopping is included in the consumption compass. A visible pattern is that high-income areas and large cities generally account for higher emissions.
– In many cases, it is the flight that takes off and causes the figure to be higher. Proximity to airports is probably also important, says Katarina Axelsson, one of the researchers behind the project.
When it comes to regions, Stockholm is at the top, followed by Norrbotten. Södermanland accounts for the lowest emissions.
Danderyd above average
According to the model, the municipality of Danderyd in the Stockholm area accounts for the highest average emissions per person, followed by Lidingö, while the municipality of Östra Göinge in Skåne accounts for the lowest emissions.
The average person in Sweden emits 6.2 tons, according to the model – the goal according to the Paris Agreement is that each person should consume around 1 ton of carbon dioxide per year.
Great contrasts
Through a combination of statistics from SEB, market analyses, and a variety of data, the Stockholm Environment Institute has created the model, which shows the average emission of carbon dioxide linked to consumption – in different areas.
– Previously, we only had a national average. When you then look at averages per municipality, it starts to differ somewhat. What is very interesting to see is that when we break it down further at postcode level, very large differences emerge within the same municipality, says Katarina Axelsson.
Stockholm stands for the biggest contrasts, with a big difference between different postcodes. The average person in a postcode in the Östermalm district emits 17.8 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. In a postcode in the suburb of Rinkeby, that figure is instead 3.7 tonnes.
Over 100 categories
The carbon dioxide emissions are also divided into over 100 categories, where it is possible to distinguish different types of climate emissions, and how it differs between different areas.
– You can see that the countryside is generally slightly below the metropolitan areas, but the composition looks a little different. In rural areas there are more emissions from cars.
Katarina Axelsson is careful to point out that the model shows an estimate, and not actual emissions.