Transport Energy Embodied in Consumer Goods: A Hybrid Life-Cycle Analysis

Jesper Munksgaard, Manfred Lenzen, Thomas C. Jensen and Lise-Lotte Pade

Energy & Environment, 2005, vol. 16, issue 1, 27-45

Abstract: This paper describes an analysis of the transport-related energy embodied in goods consumed by households. Our approach combines bottom-up with top-down modelling in a hybrid life-cycle analysis. The bottom-up part is a process analysis of international transport, examining foreign trade statistics, transportation modes, transport distances, and energy efficiencies. The top-down part is an input-output analysis identifying transport energy use in upstream production layers. To demonstrate the application of the model we carry out a three-step empirical analysis of goods consumed in Denmark in 1995, starting with highly aggregated commodity groups, and ending with “bread†.

Keywords: Hybrid life-cycle analysis; Input-output modelling; Transport energy; Food (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1260/0958305053516280

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