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An Analysis of Sustainable Consumption by the Waste Input-Output Model
Article first published online: 8 FEB 2008
DOI: 10.1162/1088198054084653
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Takase, K., Kondo, Y. and Washizu, A. (2005), An Analysis of Sustainable Consumption by the Waste Input-Output Model. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 9: 201–219. doi: 10.1162/1088198054084653
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Lecturer of econometrics in the Department of Economics at Shizuoka University in Shizuoka, Japan.
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Associate professor of Econometrics in the School of Political Science and Economics
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Professor of input-output analysis in the School of Social Sciences at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan.
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- Issue published online: 8 FEB 2008
- Article first published online: 8 FEB 2008
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Keywords:
- carbon dioxide emissions;
- environmental impact;
- households;
- Japan;
- landfill use;
- rebound effect
Summary
The extension of the waste input-output (WIO) model to analyze households' sustainable consumption patterns is presented in this article. We estimate direct and indirect emission loads induced by household consumption by the WIO model. The WIO model is much more suitable for the analysis of sustainable consumption than the conventional input-output model because it can deal with the disposal stage of consumed goods as well as the purchase and use stages. A simple method for evaluating income rebound effects is also introduced. As indicators of environmental loads, we estimate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and landfill consumption induced by household consumption. The model is applied to some typical sustainable consumption scenarios: shifting transportation modes from a private car to public transportation, the longer use of household electric appliances, and eating at restaurants instead of cooking at home. We found that the income rebound effects should be considered to evaluate environmental loads induced by different consumption patterns.