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MDPI, Sustainability, 1(7), p. 138-163, 2014

DOI: 10.3390/su7010138

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Global Sustainability Accounting - Developing EXIOBASE for Multi-Regional Footprint Analysis

Journal article published in 2014 by Richard Wood, Arjan de Koning, Konstantin Stadler, Tatyana Bulavskaya, Stephan Lutter, Stefan Giljum, A. de Koning, Jeroen Kuenen, H. Schuetz, Helmut Schutz, Jose Acosta-Fernandez, Arkaitz Usubiaga, Moana Silva Simas, Olga Ivanova, Jan Weinzettel ORCID and other authors.
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Abstract

Measuring progress towards sustainable development requires appropriate frameworks and databases. The System of Environmental-Economic Accounts (SEEA) is undergoing continuous refinement with these objectives in mind. In SEEA, there is a need for databases to encompass the global dimension of societal metabolism. In this paper, we focus on the latest effort to construct a global multi-regional input−output database (EXIOBASE) with a focus on environmentally relevant activities. The database and its broader analytical framework allows for the as yet most detailed insight into the production-related impacts and “footprints” of our consumption. We explore the methods used to arrive at the database, and some key relationships extracted from the database. ; This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.