A Carbon Footprint Proportional to Expenditure - a Case for Norway?

23 Pages Posted: 17 Apr 2014

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Patrick A. Narbel

Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)

Elisabeth Thuestad Isaksen

University of Oslo - Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research

Date Written: April 14, 2014

Abstract

Assuming that emissions originate from the consumption of goods and services, we study the relationship between consumption-based per capita carbon footprint and per capita expenditure for Norway, using 2007 data. A two-region input-output model reveals that the consumption-based per capita carbon footprint is directly proportional to expenditure with an estimated elasticity close to unity. We show that this result is at least partly driven by a near zero-emission power sector, which leads to comparatively low emission intensities for domestically-produced goods and services.

Keywords: Carbon footprint, consumption, trade

JEL Classification: Q40, Q50

Suggested Citation

Narbel, Patrick A. and Isaksen, Elisabeth Thuestad, A Carbon Footprint Proportional to Expenditure - a Case for Norway? (April 14, 2014). NHH Dept. of Business and Management Science Discussion Paper No. 2014/16, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2425600 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2425600

Patrick A. Narbel (Contact Author)

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Elisabeth Thuestad Isaksen

University of Oslo - Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research ( email )

Gaustadalleen 21
N-0317 Oslo
Norway

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