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. 2018 Dec 5;23(4):918–931. doi: 10.1111/jiec.12831

Table 1.

Summary of data sources used for emissions projections

IO VARIABLE DESCRIPTION DATA SOURCE
ENERGY, ECONOMY AND EMISSIONS UK carbon intensities (e) Based on estimated emissions savings from existing and planned climate policies, alongside energy supply analysis BEIS energy and emissions projections (Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, 2018)
Aggregate level of household expenditure (a component of y) Central estimate from econometric trends of real disposable household income UK Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) economic and fiscal outlook used in BEIS energy and emissions projections (Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, 2018)
Government and capital spend (a component of y) Central projections of real UK economic growth UK Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) economic and fiscal outlook used in BEIS energy and emissions projections (Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, 2018)
Foreign expenditure on UK exports (a component of y) Central projections of real world GDP International monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook until 2022 thereafter following UK GDP growth projections used in BEIS energy and emissions projections (Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, 2018)
MATERIAL PRODUCTIVITY Production recipes (A) Reduce material inputs through redesigning differently Case study evidence (supporting information on the Web, sheet B)
Final consumption patterns (a component of y) Reduce demand for final products Case study evidence (supporting information on the Web, sheet B)