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Beyond emissions: Material-flow boundaries in California's transport transition scenarios

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  • Christophe, Roncato Tounsi

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Institutional transition scenarios play a central role in shaping climate policy, yet they are typically evaluated through a narrow set of indicators focused on territorial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This paper argues that such frameworks provide an incomplete assessment of sustainability when material requirements remain implicit, and asks: how does the evaluation of a transition pathway change once material flows are made explicit?

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  • Christophe, Roncato Tounsi, 2026. "Beyond emissions: Material-flow boundaries in California's transport transition scenarios," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 248(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolec:v:248:y:2026:i:c:s0921800926001680
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2026.109083
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