Scottish Government

Stockholm Environment Institute

ISSN 0950 2254
ISBN 978 0 7559 7703 1 (Web only publication)

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Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2 INTRODUCTION

3 HEADLINE ECOLOGICAL AND GREENHOUSE GAS FOOTPRINT RESULTS
Ecological Footprint
Scotland's Ecological Footprint
A Breakdown of the Ecological Footprint
Greenhouse Gas Footprint
Ecological And Greenhouse Gas Footprint Summary

4 ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT METHODOLOGICAL COMPARISONS
Introduction
Comparison of Ecological Footprint Estimation Methods; Global Footprint Network and SEI
Comparison Between Ecological Footprint Estimates of SEI and Best Foot Forward
Changes to SEI Footprint Estimates between the 2009 and 2008 Releases

5 GHG FOOTPRINT AND SCOTTISH INVENTORY COMPARISON

6 SUMMARY OF METHODOLOGY AND DATA SOURCES
Methodology
Data Sources

7 REFERENCES

ANNEX A - SEI METHODOLOGY FOR CALCULATING FOOTPRINTS
Input-Output Analysis for Calculating Footprints
Sei Methodology for Calculating Ecological and Greenhouse Gas Footprints
Generating Scotland-Specific Final Demand (Expenditure) Data
Data Preparation and Model Limitations

ANNEX B - DATA AND MODEL UNCERTAINTY - HOW RELIABLE ARE THE RESULTS?
Background on Uncertainty
General Uncertainty of SEI's Calculation Model
Specific Uncertainty and Reliability of Ecological Footprint Time Series for Scotland

ANNEX C - DATA TABLES