Opinion of toolsName of the tool Green Accounting for Residential Areas, version 3.1. Positive comments about the tool Easy to use and understand (transparent)
Compares the users own consumption to others, and motivates for improvements
Includes contribution from infrastructure (emissions for heat supply, alternative supply, use of renewables etc.)
Comparison of the green accounts from different years clearly reveal, if improvements have been achieved and can serve as an incentive for action.
The Green Account can be used to create public awareness by documenting consumption rates in a visible way and thereby create a common ground for discussions and the development of strategies to reduce consumptions, and to monitor the implemented strategies.
Has been widely used
Negative comments about the tool Restricted to resident behaviour related consumption
Does not take transport into account
Does not include economic or social issues
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