Quantifying Relative Energy, Economic and Environmental Impacts of Northeast Regional Industries

摘要

The Northeast Regional Industries of the Future Project identifies, at a regional level, the manufacturing industries with the greatest economic, energy, and environmental impacts in the seven northeastern states of New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont. The objective of the project was to identify and relate these regional industries to the National Industries of the Future (IOF) to help the Department of Energy and the states in the northeast target energy and waste reduction efforts in industries in these states; help build partnerships in energy and waste reduction; and provide industry information in developing State (IOF) programs in each state. A variety of economic, energy, and environmental indicators were used to assess the relative and overall impact of the regional industries examined. The report identifies five industry sectors as having the largest overall economic, energy, and environmental impact in the northeast region: Forest Products, Chemicals and Plastics, Instruments and Related Products, Communication and Information Products, and Printing and Publishing. Forest Products and Chemicals and Plastics have the greatest overall impact in the region and are also National IOFs. The other three industries all have strong linkages to several of the National IOFs.