Abstract (English)

This project builds on earlier studies and empirical assessments carried out by WU for the OECD between 2014 and 2019 that aimed at proposing a harmonised methodology to produce international data and indicators on demand-based material flows as part of the OECD’s work on environmental and green growth indicators and on monitoring progress towards the SDGs. The project contains three tasks: (i) the preparation of an expert workshop to construct global models for assessing material footprints; (ii) elaboration of a guidance document to help countries and international organisations calculate demand-based measures of material flows applying an input-output-based methodology; and (iii) delivering an updated roadmap for establishing a coordinated global framework for measuring material flows and further advancing the measurement agenda in the next 5 to 10 years.

Partners

• Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) - Australia http://www.csiro.au
• Institute of Social Ecology, BOKU - Austria https://boku.ac.at/wiso/sec

Classification

• 2928 Environmental economics (Details)
• 2959 Sustainable development, sustainable economics (Details)
• 1907 Environmental research (Details)
• 4924 Sustainable development, sustainable economics (Details)