Examining the global environmental impact of regional consumption activities — Part 2: Review of input–output models for the assessment of environmental impacts embodied in trade

2007 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Wiedmann ◽  
Manfred Lenzen ◽  
Karen Turner ◽  
John Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Global Environmental

Statistical analysis of global environmental impact patterns using a world multi-regional input–output database

2015 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 360-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janire Pascual-González ◽  
Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez ◽  
Josep M. Mateo-Sanz ◽  
Laureano Jiménez-Esteller
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Global Environmental

scholarly journals Comparing The Economy-wide Impact of Omnibus Law: An Input-Output Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 007 (01) ◽  
pp. 10-19
Author(s):  
Ari Tri Haryanto ◽  
Budy P. Resosudarmo
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Microsimulation Model ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Output Analysis ◽  
Indonesian Government ◽  
Input Output Analysis ◽  
Poverty And Inequality ◽  
Short Run

As the Indonesian government issued Omnibus Law to increase investment inflow to Indonesia, this paper tries to figure out investment in what sector that can generate the highest outcome in terms of the macro, micro, and environmental impacts, such that the Indonesian government should prioritize this sector as the investment targeted sector. Three sectors are considered: manufacturing, mining and quarrying, and electricity and gas. Using an I-O model and a microsimulation model, this paper examines the macro, micro, and environmental impacts of each investment scenario. The results reveal that in the short-run, investment in the electricity and gas sector generates the highest macro impacts, while investment in the mining and quarrying sector is better in reducing poverty and inequality, although it has a bigger environmental impact.

Functional Impact Comparison of Common and Innovative Products

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brady Gilchrist ◽  
Douglas L. Van Bossuyt ◽  
Irem Y. Tumer ◽  
Ryan Arlitt ◽  
Robert B. Stone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Design Phase ◽  
Sustainable Society ◽  
Energy Materials ◽  
Component Level ◽  
Conceptual Design Phase ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Innovative Products ◽  
Intended Use

Innovation has been touted as a means toward providing sustainability. Innovations in materials, manufacturing, and product design can lead to a reduction of global environmental impacts while helping to realize the goals of a sustainable society. This research aims to explore whether or not product functionality has an effect on environmental impact and if the flow of energy, materials, and signals (EMS) have an effect on product environmental impact. Innovative and common products are identified and life cycle assessment is performed for each product at the component level. Using function impact matrices, the environmental impacts of the product components are propagated back to the functional level, where their impacts are compared. The innovative products of the comparisons conducted appear to be more environmentally impact; more work must be done to understand whether the result is generalizable. The intended use of this research is during the conceptual design phase when little is known about the final form of a product. With approximate impacts of functions known, designers can better utilize their design efforts to reduce overall product environmental impact.

scholarly journals Quantifying Total Environmental Impact of the Power Sector Using Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment: a case study for Thailand

2019 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. 05003
Author(s):  
Isara Muangthai ◽  
Sue J. Lin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
Ecosystem Quality ◽  
Indirect Impacts

The electricity generation is vital to industries and economic development in Thailand. In this study, the input-output life cycle assessment (IO-LCA) is applied to estimate the direct and indirect impacts from the power generation sector for the years 2005 and 2010. Based on the input-output analysis, more than 90% of the total environmental impact of Thailandʼs power sector involves ten relevant sectors. Results reveal that the most significant environmental damage was on natural resources followed by human health, climate change, and ecosystem quality. The most dominant environmental impacts were non-renewable energy, global warming and respiratory inorganic effects. Furthermore, the power sector, which accounts for 80% and 61% of total each impact in 2010 respectively, had a large direct impact on climate change and human health. On the contrary, the coal and lignite, and metal ore sectors contributed significantly to indirect impacts on ecosystem quality and resources. Regarding the results, some additional suggestions can be made to improve current policies in Thailand, including the implementation of green manufacturing in the iron and steel production, and installing control devices in all power plant units. Consequently, IO-LCA can be applied to other industries for assessing their total environmental impacts, and planning CO2 mitigation strategies.

scholarly journals Assessing the Environmental Impact and Cost of the Tourism-Induced CO2, NOx, SOx Emission in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 604
Author(s):  
Yalan Shi ◽  
Miaojing Yu
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Correlation Effect ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Pollutant Emissions ◽  
Travel Agency ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Direct Emission

Tourism, as one economic activity, results in a full range of environmental impacts globally as well as in China. However, the evaluation of environmental impacts is insufficient because of the strong correlation effect between tourism and other industries. This study attempted to assess the environmental impact and cost of the tourism-induced pollutant emissions (in a broad sense) at the national scale through constructing the environmental-economic input-output model. Our results suggested that the China’s total emission of CO2, NOx, SOx related to tourism industry increased from 42 × 106 t, 162 kt, 345 kt in 1995 to 157 × 106 t, 527 kt, 854 kt in 2009. The indirect CO2, NOx, and SOx emissions of tourism and related industries were nearly 6.8–11 times of their direct emission in travel agency. Most of these indirect emissions (73% of CO2 in 2009, 54% of NOx in 1995, 62% of SOx in 2009) are derived from the energy plants and industrial sectors. The sustainable tourism should largely depend on the realization of sustainable mobility and transportation, through the low-emission behavior and energy-saving technology. The emission reduction cost of tourism industry in China was 30,170 and 172,812 million CNY in 1995 and 2009, accounting for nearly 14% of the total tourism revenue.

scholarly journals What Is the Environmental Impact of Wine Entering Global Value Chains? Studying the Evolution of CO2 Emissions from the Export of Spanish Denomination of Origin Wines

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1664
Author(s):  
Juan Sebastián Castillo-Valero ◽  
Inmaculada Carrasco ◽  
Marcos Carchano ◽  
Carmen Córcoles
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
International Markets ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Wine Trade

The continuous growth of the international wine trade and the expansion of international markets is having significant commercial, but also environmental, impacts. The benefits of vineyards in terms of ecosystem service provision are offset by the increase in CO2 emissions generated by transportation. Denominations of Origin, as quality labels, emphasise a wine’s links to the terroir, where specific elements of culture and environment merge together. However, Denominations of Origin can also have differentiating elements as regards environmental performance. Drawing on an extended multiregional input–output model applied to the Spanish Denominations of Origin with the largest presence in the international wine trade, this study shows that wines with the greatest exporting tradition are those that most reduced their carbon footprint per litre of exported wine in the period 2005–2018, thus being the most environmentally efficient.

scholarly journals China’s plastic import ban increases prospects of environmental impact mitigation of plastic waste trade flow worldwide

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zongguo Wen ◽  
Yiling Xie ◽  
Muhan Chen ◽  
Christian Doh Dinga
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Trade Flow ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Sharp Decline ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Waste Trade ◽  
Treatment Structure

AbstractSince the late 1990s, the trend of plastic waste shipment from developed to developing countries has been increasing. In 2017, China announced an unprecedented ban on its import of most plastic waste, resulting in a sharp decline in global plastic waste trade flow and changes in the treatment structure of countries, whose impacts on global environmental sustainability are enormous but yet unexamined. Here, through the life cycle assessment (LCA) method, we quantified the environmental impacts of changes in the flow patterns and treatment methods of 6 types of plastic waste in 18 countries subsequent to the ban. In the short term, the ban significantly improved four midpoint indicators of environmental impact, albeit contributed to global warming. An annual saving of about 2.35 billion euros of eco-cost was realized, which is equivalent to 56% of plastic waste global trade value in 2017. To achieve global environmental sustainability in the long run, countries should gradually realize the transition from export to domestic management, and from landfill to recycling, which would realize eco-costs savings of about 1.54–3.20 billion euros.

Choosing anterior-gear modifications to reduce the global environmental impacts of penaeid trawls

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. McHugh ◽  
Matt K. Broadhurst ◽  
David J. Sterling
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Global Environmental
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