Managerial and Decision Economics · 1997 · 18 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesEconomicsEnvironmental ManagementEconometricsEnergy EconomicsEnvironmental EconomicsCarbon Emissions ManagementEnergy ConservationGreenhouse Gas AccountingGreenhouse Gas ConsumptionGreenhouse Gas Inventory ManagementInput-output AnalysisConsumption-based EmissionsEnergy ConsumptionEnergy Consumption AnalysisEnergy Use ReductionGreenhouse Gas Emissions AnalysisGreenhouse Gas Inventory AnalysisGreenhouse Gas InventoryingProduction Processes
Environmental management requires, among other things, the incorporation of environmentally friendly technologies into production processes of environmentally friendly technologies into production processes at the producer level and the adoption of energy consumption patterns which save energy use at the household level. The systemwide approach involving both technology choice and consumer preference seems particularly essential for controlling the total emission of global warming gases. CO2 and other global warming gases, as well as certain pollution causing gases, are produced when fossil fuels are burnt; and the consumption of fossil fuels occurs in both the production and consumption of goods and services. In this paper we discuss how input–output analysis can be used to estimate the entire production and consumption of global warming gases conditional on production technology and consumer preferences. We also present estimation results and their application to some environmental management issues in Japan. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.