Wood, R, Moran, D, Stadler, K et al. (4 more authors) (2018) Prioritizing Consumption-Based Carbon Policy Based on the Evaluation of Mitigation Potential Using Input-Output Methods. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 22 (3). pp. 540-552. ISSN 1088-1980
Abstract
Carbon footprints aim to engage consumers in contributing to climate‐change mitigation. Consumption‐oriented policy measures attempt to cause voluntary or incentivized interventions that reduce environmental impact through the supply chain by utilizing demand drivers. A large body of life cycle assessment studies describe how specific actions can reduce the environmental footprint of an individual or household. However, these assessments are often conducted with a narrow focus on particular goods and processes. Here, we formalize a counterfactual method and operational tool for scoping the potential impact of such actions, focusing on economy‐wide impact. This “quickscan” tool can model shifts and reductions in demand, rebound effects (using marginal expenditure), changes in domestic and international production recipes, and reductions in the environmental intensity of production. This tool provides quick, macro‐level estimates of the efficacy of consumer‐oriented policy measures and can help to prioritize relevant policies. We demonstrate the method using two case studies on diet and clothing using the EXIOBASE3 multiregional input‐output database, giving spatially explicit information on where environmental impact reductions of the interventions occur, and where impacts may increase in the case of rebounds.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Authors. Journal of Industrial Ecology , published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc., on behalf of Yale University. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | carbon footprints; climate policy; industrial ecology; input‐output analysis; life cycle assessment (LCA); rebound |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jun 2020 15:03 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jun 2020 15:03 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/jiec.12702 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:161990 |