Key terms

摘要

Consumption-based carbon footprint: Considers the upstream embedded emissions caused by the production of goods and services consumed by a defined population or activity, independent of whether the emissions occur inside or outside the geographical or organizational borders of the population or activity of interest. The consumption-based perspective assumes full consumer responsibility. In contrast, production-based carbon accounts estimate GHG emissions occurring within a geographically or organizationally defined area assuming full producer responsibility and ignoring industries located upstream in the supply chain.