A carbon footprint proportional to expenditure - a case for Norway?

Patrick A. Narbel () and Elisabeth Isaksen ()
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Patrick A. Narbel: Dept. of Business and Management Science, Norwegian School of Economics, Postal: NHH , Department of Business and Management Science, Helleveien 30, N-5045 Bergen, Norway, http://www.nhh.no/Default.aspx?ID=12016

No 2014/16, Discussion Papers from Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Business and Management Science

Abstract: Assuming that emissions originate from the consumption of goods and services, we study the relationship between consumption-based per capita carbon footprint and per capita expenditure for Norway, using 2007 data. A two-region input-output model reveals that the consumption-based per capita carbon footprint is directly proportional to expenditure with an estimated elasticity close to unity. We show that this result is at least partly driven by a near zero-emission power sector, which leads to comparatively low emission intensities for domestically-produced goods and services.

Keywords: Carbon footprint; consumption; trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q40 Q50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2014-04-14
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