World footprint maps
National Footprint Maps
Small area data
Mapping Supply Chains
The team can produce maps showing the carbon, ecological or green house gas footprint of nations.
This example shows the countries morphed by total green house gas emissions from consumption. Countries with above average emissions, such as the US, Western Europe, China and India appear much larger than they normally would. The map is shaded by per capita emissions (the total emissions divided by population). This shows that although China and India have relatively large total emissions, their per person emissions are low. The US has both large total and per capita emissions.
The map on the left shows the average household Carbon footprint measured in tonnes of CO2 for each Local Authority area in England and Wales. The data for each local Authority (including Scotland and Northern Ireland) can be downloaded in the footprint data section of this website. Mapping the footprint results means that they can be compared to other spatial datasets such as average weekly household income (the map on the left) and patterns observed.
The multi region input output model allows us to find out where abouts in the world the products we consume are produced. This map shows the contribution to the UK's meat footprint using proportionally sized cow symbols. Much of our meat comes from Brazil, Ireland and New Zealand. The map is also shaded in red to show parts of the world which are losing forest land. The map could reveal a link between our consumption of meat and the loss of rain forest land in South America.
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SEI have just released a policy brief on Scotland's Footprint.
Our study has shown that Scotland's carbon footprint has grown by 11 per cent since 1992.
The figure includes greenhouse gases released overseas during the production of goods later consumed in Scotland and so is the most accurate gauge of the country's emissions to date.
While emissions generated in Scotland fell by 13 percent between 1995 and 2004, when trade is taken account, greenhouse gases rose by 11 per cent over the same period.
The full policy brief can be found on SEI's website.
An article has also be published in the Sunday Herald and can be found here.
The NHS England successfully launched their Carbon Reduction Strategy ‘Saving Carbon, Improving Health' on 27th January 2009. SEI contributed to the evidence base for the strategy, carrying out a consumption-based carbon footprint of the NHS England, who represents 25% of England's public sector emissions. The first part of the project examined historical emissions and identified the drivers behind a rising carbon footprint. This forms the first report published in 2008. The second phase of the project projects future emissions and models a range of policy options and their carbon reduction potential.
Further information can be found at the NHS Sustainable Development Unit website
Our phase 1 report for the NHS England carbon analysis project is available online.
This report provides a 2004 baseline for the NHS, a time series and a supply chain analysis of the pharmaceutical and medical equipment sectors (the highest impact procurement sectors of the NHS England).
We are in the process of developing a carbon scenario tool to contribute to the NHS England Carbon Strategy and target setting. The deadline for this is January and another report will be issued. We are also looking into repeating the study for the NHS Scotland, Wales and NI.