Virtual carbon and water flows embodied in international trade: a review on consumption-based analysis
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216305%3A26210%2F17%3APU127427" target="_blank" >RIV/00216305:26210/17:PU127427 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.129" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.129</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.129" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.129</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Virtual carbon and water flows embodied in international trade: a review on consumption-based analysis
Original language description
In the globalised world greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and water consumption are becoming increasingly important indicators for policy and decision making. Development of footprint assessment techniques over the last decade has provided a set of tools for monitoring CO2 emissions and water flows in the world. An overview of the virtual CO2 emissions and virtual water flow trends in the international trade based on consumption perspective is performed in the current work. The review of the recent literature indicates that: (1) Producers and consumers are located at various places in different parts of the world, and consequently they are significant differences in virtual GHG (Greenhouse gases) emissions. (2) The US and the EU have high absolute net CO2 imports. (3) China and some other fast developing countries as India, Brazil, and others are exporting countries and increasingly carry the load of exports of virtual GHG including CO2 emissions and virtual water that are triggered due to consumption of the related goods in the importing countries. (4) By importing products produced with lower carbon emission intensity and less water consumption than in the domestic industry, international trade can reduce global environmental pressure. Results from analysis indicate that future actions should be focused onto two main areas: (i) To steer regions towards self-sufficiency based on more efficient processes and by combining production of surrounding countries. (ii) To develop a mechanism with shared market of virtual carbon and virtual water between trading partners regionally and internationally.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
20402 - Chemical process engineering
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/EF15_003%2F0000456" target="_blank" >EF15_003/0000456: Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory (SPIL)</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Cleaner Production
ISSN
0959-6526
e-ISSN
1879-1786
Volume of the periodical
neuveden
Issue of the periodical within the volume
146
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
20-28
UT code for WoS article
000397368000003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-84964643199