Production NW - Production Metabolism
The energy, materials, carbon and footprint of the NW economy
Impacts of production
For a summary of the overall impacts from production sectors we can compare the CO2 emissions with acid rain pre-cursors (NH3, SO2, NOx) and with the eco-footprint (all shown per capita in the NW region). While the major sources of overall environmental impact are broadly similar, the relative weightings of the three indicators vary significantly.
- The highest eco-footprint is from agriculture, manufacturing, the utilities and transport
- The major sources of acid rain are also utilities and transport, followed by agriculture and domestic energy
- The CO2 emissions are highest from utilities and manufacturing
