Challenges in measuring the distribution of carbon footprints: The role of product and price heterogeneity

Mathias André, Alexandre Bourgeois, Emmanuel Combet, Matthieu Lequien and Antonin Pottier

Ecological Economics, 2024, vol. 220, issue C

Abstract: The distribution of the footprint within a country is regularly computed using consumption data, and with the assumption that the footprint from a product category is proportional to the spending on that product. Here, we explore the limitations of this proportionality assumption.

Keywords: Carbon footprint; GHG emissions; Inequality; Household consumption; Expenditure surveys; Distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 D30 D31 Q56 Q57 R20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108122

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