Therefore, the same set of economic opportunities and available policy responses that exist at the national indicator level will not be suitable at the local level. This is where proxies and other future data collection exercises will need to fill important gaps. The first step was to make an assessment of the relevance of the national OECD Green Growth Indicator framework and the relevance of the individual variables in describing Schonefelder Kreuz’s transition to a low-carbon economy. However, it is important to attempt to identify and test which areas will work and to investigate what data is available with which to assess the current situation.