IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/taf/regstd/v40y2006i4p347-364.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Additional precision provided by region-specific data: The identification of fuel-use and pollution-generation coefficients in the Jersey economy

Author

Listed:
  • Karen Turner

Abstract

Turner K. (2006) Additional precision provided by region-specific data: the identification of fuel-use and pollution-generation coefficients in the Jersey economy, Regional Studies 40, 347-364. A debate is currently ongoing in the UK regarding the need to collect and report data at the regional level. One specific area of this debate is the extent to which region-specific economic and environmental data are required to carry out analyses of devolved sustainability policy issues. This paper uses the Jersey economy as a case study to assess the added precision from using good-quality region-specific data compared with adjusted national UK data. It is found that, due to differences in polluting technology between Jersey and the UK, estimates based on national emissions intensities produce results that are misleading in terms of both absolute pollution levels and the relative contribution of different activities to total emissions in the economy. While Jersey may be regarded as atypical in many ways relative to other UK regions, it is argued that, the results show that regional environmental accounts must reflect differences in polluting technology in different locations. Moreover, accounting for differences in polluting technology is even more crucial in light of current policy interest in tracing the actual resource use and pollution generation in any one region's or country's imports to measure the global impact, or ecological footprint, of economic activity. Turner K. (2006) La precision supplementaire que fournissent les donnees specifiques a une region: l'identification des coefficients de la consommation d'energie et de la production de pollution dans l'economie de Jersey, Regional Studies 40, 347-364. A l'heure qu'il est, il se dechaine un debat sur la necessite de ramasser et de signaler des donnees au niveau regional. Une question qui se pose est la suivante: dans quelle mesure faut-il des donnees economiques et environnementales specifiques a une region, afin d'analyser des questions de politique quant au developpement durable regionalise? A partir d'une etude de cas de l'economie de Jersey, cet article cherche a evaluer la precison supplementaire que fournissent des donnees specifiques a une region et qui sont plus fiables comparees a des donnees ajustees pour le Royaume-Uni ramassees au niveau national. Il s'avere que des estimations calculees a partir des taux d'emission nationaux laissent voir des resultats trompeurs en termes des niveaux de pollution absolus et de la contribution relative des diverses activites aux emissions globales dans l'economie a cause des differences de la technologie polluante en Jersey par rapport au Royaume-Uni. Tandis que l'on peut considerer Jersey a bien des egards comme atypique par rapport aux autres regions du Royaume-Uni, les resultats de cette etude laissent voir que des comptes regionaux environnementaux devraient refleter les differences de la techologie polluante dans des emplacements differents. En outre, expliquer les differences de la technologie polluante s'avere capital a la lumiere de l'interet actuel pour la determination de l'emploi de ressources et de la production de pollution reels dans les importations de toute region ou de tout pays afin de mesurer l'effet global, ou la tracee ecologique, de l'activite economique. Comptes regionaux Tableaux d'echanges environnementaux NAMEA Tracees ecologiques Turner K. (2006) Zusatzliche Prazision durch regionspezifische Daten: die Identifizierung von Koeffizienten von Brennstoffverbrauch und Umweltverschmutzungsursachen in der Wirtschaft der Insel Jersey, Regional Studies 40, 347-364. Im UK ist z.Zt. eine Debatte uber die Notwendigkeit im Gange, Daten auf Regionalebene zu sammeln und daruber Bericht zu erstatten. Ein spezifisches Gebiet dieser Debatte betrifft das Ausmass, in dem regionsspezifische Daten betreff Wirtschaft und Umwelt fur Analysen der Fragen der den Regionen ubertragenen Nachhaltigkeitsbestrebungen erforderlich sind. In diesem Aufsatz wird eine Fallstudie anhand der Wirtschaft der Insel Jersey durchgefuhrt, um die zusatzliche Genauigkeit zu berechnen, die sich aus regionalspezifischen Daten im Vergleich zu entsprechend angepassten uberregionalen Daten des UK ergeben. Die Autorin stellt fest, dass infolge verschmutzungstechnischer Unterschiede zwischen der Insel Jersey und dem UK, Berechnungen, die auf uberregionalen Emmissionsintensitaten beruhen, Ergebnisse zeitigen, die, sowohl in Bezug auf absolute Hohe der Verschmutzung wie auf den relativen Beitrag verschiedener Unternehmen zur Gesamtmenge der Emissionen, irrefuhrend sind. Obschon die Insel Jersey in vieler Hinsicht im Verhaltnis zu anderen Regionen des UK als atypisch angesehen werden kann, vertritt die Autorin den Standpunkt, dass die Ergebnisse dieser Studie zeigen, dass regionale Umweltsangaben die Unterschiede der Verschmutzungstechnologie an verschiedenen Standorten widerspiegeln mussen. Angesichts des gegenwartigen politischen Interesses am Aufspuren tatsachlicher Resourssennutzung und der Verursachung von Verschmutzung in den Importen irgendwelcher Regionen oder Lander ist Rechenschaft uber Unterschiede in Verschmutzungstechnologie noch wichtiger fur das Messen globaler Auswirkung oder okologischer Spuren wirtschaftlicher Unternehmen ist. Regionale Berichterstattung Umweltsaufwand/Ertrag NAMEA okologische Spuren Turner K. (2006) Precision adicional obtenida por datos especificos para regiones: identificacion del uso de combustible y los coeficientes de la produccion de contaminacion en la economia de Jersey, Regional Studies 40, 347-364. En la actualidad se esta llevando a cabo un debate en el Reino Unido sobre la necesidad de recoger y registrar datos a nivel regional. Un campo especifico de este debate es conocer en que medida son necesarios los datos economicos y medioambientales especificos de cada region para llevar a cabo analisis de problemas politicos en torno a la sostenibilidad descentralizada. En este ensayo utilizo la economia de Jersey como estudio practico para valorar la precision anadida que se obtiene al usar datos de buena calidad especificos de regiones, comparado con el uso de datos nacionales ajustados del Reino Unido. Observo que debido a las diferencias en la tecnologia contaminante entre Jersey y el Reino Unido, los calculos basados en las intensidades de emisiones nacionales producen resultados enganosos en cuanto a los niveles absolutos de contaminacion y la contribucion relativa de las diferentes actividades a las emisiones totales en la economia. Mientras que Jersey se podria considerar como atipico en muchos modos comparado con otras regiones britanicas, sostengo que los resultados de este estudio demuestran que las cifras medioambientales por regiones deben reflejar las diferencias en cuanto a la tecnologia contaminante segun el lugar. Asimismo es de suma importancia tener en cuenta las diferencias en la tecnologia contaminante dado el interes de la politica actual de localizar el uso real de los recursos y la produccion de contaminacion en las importaciones de una region o un pais determinado para poder medir el impacto global o la huella ecologica de la actividad economica. Cuentas regionales Aportes y resultados medioambientales NAMEA Huellas ecologicas

Suggested Citation

  • Karen Turner, 2006. "Additional precision provided by region-specific data: The identification of fuel-use and pollution-generation coefficients in the Jersey economy," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(4), pages 347-364.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:40:y:2006:i:4:p:347-364
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400600725194
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00343400600725194
    Download Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1080/00343400600725194?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Wackernagel, Mathis & Rees, William E., 1997. "Perceptual and structural barriers to investing in natural capital: Economics from an ecological footprint perspective," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 20(1), pages 3-24, January.
    2. van den Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. & Verbruggen, Harmen, 1999. "Spatial sustainability, trade and indicators: an evaluation of the 'ecological footprint'," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 29(1), pages 61-72, April.
    3. Keuning, Steven J. & van Dalen, Jan & de Haan, Mark, 1999. "The Netherlands' NAMEA; presentation, usage and future extensions," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 10(1), pages 15-37, January.
    4. Bicknell, Kathryn B. & Ball, Richard J. & Cullen, Ross & Bigsby, Hugh R., 1998. "New methodology for the ecological footprint with an application to the New Zealand economy," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 27(2), pages 149-160, November.
    5. Mark De Haan, 2001. "A Structural Decomposition Analysis of Pollution in the Netherlands," Economic Systems Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(2), pages 181-196.
    6. Vaze, Prashant, 1999. "A NAMEA for the UK," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 10(1), pages 99-121, January.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Turner, Karen & Lenzen, Manfred & Wiedmann, Thomas & Barrett, John, 2007. "Examining the global environmental impact of regional consumption activities -- Part 1: A technical note on combining input-output and ecological footprint analysis," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 62(1), pages 37-44, April.
    2. Learmonth, D. & McGregor, P.G. & Swales, J.K. & Turner, K.R. & Yin, Y.P., 2007. "The importance of the regional/local dimension of sustainable development: An illustrative Computable General Equilibrium analysis of the Jersey economy," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 24(1), pages 15-41, January.
    3. Hermannsson, Kristinn & McIntyre, Stuart G., 2014. "Local consumption and territorial based accounting for CO2 emissions," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 104(C), pages 1-11.
    4. Wiedmann, Thomas & Minx, Jan & Barrett, John & Wackernagel, Mathis, 2006. "Allocating ecological footprints to final consumption categories with input-output analysis," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 56(1), pages 28-48, January.
    5. Sandro Montresor & Francesco Quatraro, 2020. "Green technologies and Smart Specialisation Strategies: a European patent-based analysis of the intertwining of technological relatedness and key enabling technologies," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(10), pages 1354-1365, October.
    6. McGregor, Peter G. & Swales, J. Kim & Turner, Karen, 2008. "The CO2 'trade balance' between Scotland and the rest of the UK: Performing a multi-region environmental input-output analysis with limited data," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 66(4), pages 662-673, July.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Haberl, Helmut & Erb, Karl-Heinz & Krausmann, Fridolin, 2001. "How to calculate and interpret ecological footprints for long periods of time: the case of Austria 1926-1995," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 38(1), pages 25-45, July.
    2. Marin, Giovanni & Mazzanti, Massimiliano, 2009. "Emissions Trends, Labour Productivity Dynamics and Time-Related Events - Sector Heterogeneous Analyses of Decoupling/Recoupling on a 1990-2006 NAMEA," MPRA Paper 20087, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Giovanni Marin & Massimiliano Mazzanti, 2013. "The evolution of environmental and labor productivity dynamics," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 23(2), pages 357-399, April.
    4. Gregory Ponthiere, 2009. "The ecological footprint: an exhibit at an intergenerational trial?," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 11(4), pages 677-694, August.
    5. Carballo Penela, Adolfo & Sebastián Villasante, Carlos, 2008. "Applying physical input-output tables of energy to estimate the energy ecological footprint (EEF) of Galicia (NW Spain)," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 36(3), pages 1148-1163, March.
    6. Rodrigues, João & Domingos, Tiago & Conceição, Pedro & Belbute, José, 2005. "Constraints on dematerialisation and allocation of natural capital along a sustainable growth path," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 54(4), pages 382-396, September.
    7. Teixidó Figueras, Jordi & Duro Moreno, Juan Antonio, 2012. "Ecological Footprint Inequality: A methodological review and some results," Working Papers 2072/203168, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Department of Economics.
    8. Chen, B. & Chen, G.Q., 2007. "Modified ecological footprint accounting and analysis based on embodied exergy--a case study of the Chinese society 1981-2001," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 61(2-3), pages 355-376, March.
    9. Massimiliano Mazzanti & Valeria Costantini & Susanna Mancinelli & Massimilano Corradini, 2011. "Environmental and Innovation Performance in a Dynamic Impure Public Good Framework," Working Papers 201117, University of Ferrara, Department of Economics.
    10. Roca, Jordi & Serrano, Monica, 2007. "Income growth and atmospheric pollution in Spain: An input-output approach," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 63(1), pages 230-242, June.
    11. van Vuuren, D. P. & Smeets, E. M. W., 2000. "Ecological footprints of Benin, Bhutan, Costa Rica and the Netherlands," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 34(1), pages 115-130, July.
    12. Wiedmann, Thomas, 2009. "A first empirical comparison of energy Footprints embodied in trade -- MRIO versus PLUM," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 68(7), pages 1975-1990, May.
    13. Rutger Hoekstra & Marco Janssen, 2006. "Environmental responsibility and policy in a two-country dynamic input-output model," Economic Systems Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(1), pages 61-84.
    14. Velazquez, Esther, 2006. "An input-output model of water consumption: Analysing intersectoral water relationships in Andalusia," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 56(2), pages 226-240, February.
    15. White, Thomas J., 2007. "Sharing resources: The global distribution of the Ecological Footprint," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 64(2), pages 402-410, December.
    16. Serrano, Mònica & Dietzenbacher, Erik, 2010. "Responsibility and trade emission balances: An evaluation of approaches," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 69(11), pages 2224-2232, September.
    17. Kratena, Kurt, 2004. "'Ecological value added' in an integrated ecosystem-economy model--an indicator for sustainability," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 48(2), pages 189-200, February.
    18. Hezri, Adnan A. & Dovers, Stephen R., 2006. "Sustainability indicators, policy and governance: Issues for ecological economics," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 60(1), pages 86-99, November.
    19. Wood, Richard & Garnett, Stephen, 2009. "An assessment of environmental sustainability in Northern Australia using the ecological footprint and with reference to Indigenous populations and remoteness," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 68(5), pages 1375-1384, March.
    20. Lenzen, Manfred & Murray, Shauna A., 2001. "A modified ecological footprint method and its application to Australia," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 37(2), pages 229-255, May.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:40:y:2006:i:4:p:347-364. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Chris Longhurst (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.tandfonline.com/CRES20 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.