This guide is intended for German municipalities interested in using data from Google's Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) and illustrates how this data can support planning processes for climate protection, particularly in the transport sector. A step-by-step guide illustrates the process of the internal coordination to the use of the data.
The content of this handbook is based on the experience of the ICLEI Europe in analysing EIE data and its potential use to improve transport emissions calculations and to support sustainable urban mobility planning processes. In addition, first experiences in handling the data from ICLEI Members Hamburg and Ludwigsburg as well as the cities of Cologne and Ravensburg were taken into account. Since 2021, ICLEI has been working with Google and selected European cities to test EIE applications, replicate successful approaches, and initiate evidence-based urban sustainability transformations.