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REAP provides scenario and modelling and policy assessment on the issue of Sustainable Consumption and Production. Designed by the Stockholm Environment Institute and Centre for Urban and Regional Ecology, REAP uses some of the most sophisticated modelling approaches to understand the material flows, carbon dioxide emissions, greenhouse gas emissions and Ecological Footprint of the UK, regions and local authorities.
Basic functions
REAP is a database of all the footprint data in the UK, updated as new data is released and also a highly sophisticated model for policy and scenario analysis. Using the baseline data the tool provides the following functions (for all local authorities and regions in the UK):
- Footprint data by production sector
- Footprint by household consumption category
- Time series emissions data from 1992-2004 by region
- A comparison tool to compare data across geographies
- A composite region function to join local authorities or regions
- Update data function where baseline data can be changed
- Future scenario creation and analysis
- Evaulation of scenarios and results display
Scenario Functions
The scenario functions in REAP enable a policy maker to answer the "What If" question about the effects of policy on the environment helping to formulate strategies for local, regional and national government.
Scenarios can be created across all areas of consumption, allowing the user to see the effects of changes to consumption on the footprint in the local area over time. For example, users can assess the impact of alterations of:
- Household Energy Demand
- Distance travelled
- Food consumption
Changes to population and other consumable goods and services can also be incorporated, along with changes to the efficiencies of different production sectors over time.
All of these areas of consumption can be changed individually or as a group, allowing scenarios to be as simple or complex as required.
The use of REAP in Scotland has been reviewed by the EPSRC ISSUES Project who look at urban sustainability.
"The Sustainable Urban Environments Programme is an EPSRC funded portfolio of research looking at ways of improving sustainability in the urban environment." (taken from www.urbansustainabilityexchange.org.uk, July 2010)
The full report titled "The Process of Knowledge Transfer from Researcher and Policy Maker to End-User" provides an analysis of the footprinting work done in Scotland and the use of REAP by Scottish Local Authorities. It is available here.
REAP Version 2
Please contact us to get your latest copy of REAP. Read the full news article by clicking more below to find out about the updates and what the type of licence you require.
See the REAP pages for details about licence costs and training packages.
REAP Petite has been updated and improved.
To download a free copy click here
If you are a license holder, contact SEI to get your new version.
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.