TY - JOUR
T1 - Carbon-Footprint Accounting for the Next Phase of Globalization
T2 - Status and Opportunities
AU - Kanemoto, Keiichiro
AU - Moran, Daniel
N1 - Funding Information:
Currently, MRIO databases are largely grant supported, and continued updates are perpetually precarious. The OECD recently began offering an MRIO database, and we commend this step. Building MRIO models requires a modest investment on the order of tens to hundreds of researchers worldwide. This is a far smaller investment than is put into physical climate models or integrated assessment models, for example. Further investment in economic models will pay dividends quickly: MRIO models provide useful real-world results by informing about the GHG-emission consequences of specific purchasing decisions.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2019/9/20
Y1 - 2019/9/20
N2 - A significant portion of global carbon emissions is embodied in international trade. Accurate carbon-footprint accounting is essential to prevent advanced economies from displacing their emissions to others through trade. Here, we reflect on the future of carbon-footprint accounting for complex and rapidly shifting global trade networks.
AB - A significant portion of global carbon emissions is embodied in international trade. Accurate carbon-footprint accounting is essential to prevent advanced economies from displacing their emissions to others through trade. Here, we reflect on the future of carbon-footprint accounting for complex and rapidly shifting global trade networks.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.oneear.2019.08.006
DO - 10.1016/j.oneear.2019.08.006
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:85090020800
SN - 2590-3330
VL - 1
SP - 35
EP - 38
JO - One Earth
JF - One Earth
IS - 1
ER -