King County Communitywide Consumption-Based GHG Emissions Inventory: Puget Sound Regional Emissions Analysis

This 2022 report by EcoDataLab and Stockholm Environment Institute provides a consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions inventory for King County and the broader Puget Sound region, tracking emissions tied to residents' purchases and behaviors across categories such as transportation, food, housing, goods, and services. It analyzes historical emissions trends, neighborhood-level variations, and supply chain stages, then outlines potential strategies for reducing those emissions through policy changes and shifts in household consumption patterns.

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Final report by EcoDataLab and Stockholm Environment Institute for King County presenting a consumption-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory for the Puget Sound region, dated September 2022. Covers household emissions across major categories — transportation (gasoline, air travel), housing (electricity, natural gas), food, goods, and services — with historical trends, neighborhood-level variation, supply chain stage breakdowns, and a consumption-based emissions abatement analysis including abatement wedges for housing, transportation, food, and goods. Includes methodology appendix and government emissions appendix.

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