Local Consumption and Territorial Based Accounting for CO2 Emissions
Hermannsson, Kristinn and McIntyre, Stuart G (2013) Local Consumption and Territorial Based Accounting for CO2 Emissions. Discussion paper. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
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Abstract
We examine the complications involved in attributing emissions at a sub-regional or local level. Specifically, we look at how functional specialisation embedded within the metropolitan area can, via trade between sub-regions, create intrametropolitan emissions interdependencies; and how this complicates environmental policy implementation in an analogous manner to international trade at the national level. For this purpose we use a 3-region emissions extended input-output model of the Glasgow metropolitan area (2 regions: city and surrounding suburban area) and the rest of Scotland. The model utilises data on commuter flows and household consumption to capture income and consumption flows across sub-regions. This enables a carbon attribution analysis at the sub-regional level, allowing us to shed light on the significant emissions interdependencies that can exist within metropolitan areas.
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Hermannsson, Kristinn and McIntyre, Stuart G ![]() | Item type: | Monograph(Discussion paper) |
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ID code: | 68100 |
Notes: | Published as a paper within the Discussion Papers in Economics, No. 13-15 (2013) |
Keywords: | co2 emissions, environmental accounting, regional interdependencies, metropolitan areas, commuting, Regional economics. Space in economics, Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all) |
Subjects: | Social Sciences > Communities. Classes. Races > Regional economics. Space in economics |
Department: | Strathclyde Business School > Economics |
Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
Date deposited: | 29 May 2019 10:56 |
Last modified: | 20 Dec 2020 02:56 |
URI: | https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/68100 |
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