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Table 5 Territorial and consumption carbon footprints for Scotland 2012

From: Material flows accounting for Scotland shows the merits of a circular economy and the folly of territorial carbon reporting

Carbon accounting boundary

Material carbon footprint

Total carbon footprint

Material carbon footprint as a proportion of total (%)

Territorial carbon footprint

36 TgCO2e (6.7 MgCO2e/capita)

53 TgCO2e [20]

68

Consumption carbon footprint

57 TgCO2e (10.7 MgCO2e/capita)

77 TgCO2e [21]

74