Estudies / Material

The report “Determining consumption emissions: carbon footprint, state-of-the-art” determines the state of knowledge and development of the techniques currently available to analyse the carbon footprint associated with consumption (quantity of greenhouse gas emissions associated with consumer goods or services) compared with greenhouse gas emissions in order to complement the usual perspective of production and provide key information to raise consumer awareness. In other words, the methodology currently being developed, used by international institutions such as the OECD (extensive experience in this field, with data calculated for 41 countries/regions) and the European Environment Agency, in addition to experts and research centres at a world level, and governments (e.g. the UK).

For its part, the study “Determining consumption emissions using the carbon footprint: research and application perspectives in the Mediterranean region” evaluates the possibilities for study and potential applications in countries of the Mediterranean region for greenhouse gas emissions associated with consumption, including an analysis of the statistical sources available in the region.