Material flows accounting for Scotland shows the merits of a circular economy and the folly of territorial carbon reporting

Material flows accounting for Scotland shows the merits of a circular economy and the folly of territorial carbon reporting

Abstract Background It is essential that the human race limits the environmental damage created by our consumption. A realistic pathway to limiting consumption would be to transition to a system where materials are conserved and cycled through the economy as many times as possible and as slowly as p...

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Main Authors: Kimberley Pratt, Michael Lenaghan, Edward T. A. Mitchard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-09-01
Series:Carbon Balance and Management
Subjects:
Carbon
Scotland
Material consumption
Waste
Circular economy
Climate change
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13021-016-0063-8

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