Assessing the impacts of economic growth on consumption and the environment
Date published:
9 July 2009
Alistair Paul et al (Stockholm Environment Institute); Sadia Sheikh et al (Experian)
NERIP
This study assesses the environmental impact of economic growth in the North East of England. It sets out to answer the question: if the North East region were to be successful in meeting its economic objectives what consequences would this have for the environment? It addresses this question from the perspective of consumption: that is, what impacts arise through the products and services either purchased directly by people living in the North East or purchased on their behalf by government institutions.
The focus on consumer emissions (the emissions that occur both through consuming products and in the upstream supply chains of those products) distinguishes this report from the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Baselines and Trajectories Study carried out by AEA in 2008.
This work was funded through DEFRA's Sustainable Development Transition and Transformation (SDTT) Fund and by regional partners.
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