Global sustainability accounting-developing EXIOBASE for multi-regional footprint analysis
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Measuring progress towards sustainable development requires appropriate frameworks and databases. The System of Environmental-Economic Accounts (SEEA) is undergoing continuous refinement with these objectives in mind. In SEEA, there is a need for databases to encompass the global dimension of societal metabolism. In this paper, we focus on the latest effort to construct a global multi-regional input-output database (EXIOBASE) with a focus on environmentally relevant activities. The database and its broader analytical framework allows for the as yet most detailed insight into the production-related impacts and "footprints" of our consumption. We explore the methods used to arrive at the database, and some key relationships extracted from the database.
TNO Identifier
523203
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su7010138
ISSN
20711050
Source
Sustainability (Switzerland), 7(1), pp. 138-163.
Publisher
MDPI AG
Pages
138-163
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