Essays about: "Consumption-Based Accounting"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Consumption-Based Accounting.
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1. The Global Footprint of Sectors
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Studies investigating the footprint of nations have reported significant carbon-leakage between countries and the need to track emissions responsibility under a consumption-based accounting to complement traditional production estimates. Nonetheless, these works have largely ignored the impact of consumption by sectors in generating greenhouse gas emissions, which remained estimated under a production-based system. READ MORE
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2. Are climate budgets the new green? A critical study of environmental discourses in Oslo's climate budget
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the city scale continues to be of high priority. Oslo pioneered a cross-sectoral steering method ‘the climate budget’, effectively branding themselves as ’green leaders’. READ MORE
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3. The Environmental Kuznets Curve: Examining the relationship between income and technology-adjusted consumption-based CO2 emissions
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This study aims to investigate whether countries succeed to reduce their contribution to global emissions when countries reach higher levels of income. As a result of rapid changes in international trade, a country’s emission responsibility goes beyond national borders, which should be adequately captured in their carbon footprint. READ MORE
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4. A small step for emissions accounting, a giant leap for sustainability? Unpacking the debate around the consumption-based emissions accounting method.
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : This thesis deals with the problem of outsourced emissions, the situation when the consumption of (predominantly Global North) countries with high carbon efficiency drives emissions in (predominantly Global South) countries with low carbon efficiency. The EU as a climate leader and an economic superpower subsumes a large share of outsourced emissions. READ MORE
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5. Iceland's Consumption and Decarbonisation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : As an effort in combating climate change, the Icelandic government has set the ambitious goal of a carbon-neutral economy before the year 2040. Meanwhile, projections show continuing growth in private household consumption. READ MORE
