Emissions
Donor
Eurostat
Project duration
1/2011-12/2013
Project coordinator in CUEC
Jan Kovanda
Partners of the project
IFEU – Institut für Energie und Umweltforschung Heidelberg GmbH
Sustainable Solutions Germany–Consultants GmbH, Wiesbaden (SSG)
Project description
The aim of the project is a management of the Eurostat questionnaire on material flow indicators and further development of indicators based on raw material equivalents of imports and exports. CUEC is responsible for development of methodology for raw material equivalpents calculation and for development of bridge tables between USGS raw material classification and Eurostat material flow classification.
Outcomes
Schoer, K., Weinzettel, J., Kovanda, J., Giegrich, J., Lauwigi, C. (2012): Raw material consumption of the European union - concept, calculation method, and results. Environmental Science & Technology 46(16): 8903-8909.
