Consumption-Based Carbon Accounting: Meaning and Sensibility

A special supplement published by Taylor and Francis On Line by Arnold Tukker, Hector Pollitt and Maurits Henkemans that develops carbon accounting methods based on consumption rather than production, as the impact of outsourcing of production processes due to emissions from trade is much higher than those from production itself. The application of consumption-based mitigation options could reduce Europe’s carbon footprint by 25% by 2050.