1. Raw Material Equivalents (RME) of Austrian Trade Flows ÖRME4
Nina Eisenmenger, Anke Schaffartzik,
Fridolin Krausmann, Helga Weisz
Institute of Social Ecology, Vienna (SEC)
Alpen-Adria Universitaet
Funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management

2. hybrid IO / LCA approach
time series: 1995, 1997, (2008)
IO module
central module of RME account
for sectors with comparable production in AT
LCA coefficients
for sectors without comparable prod. in AT, i.e.:
metals: iron, copper, aluminium
chemical and fertilizer minerals
ornamental or building stone
fossil fuels: hard coal, petroleum, natural gas
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3. IO module for sectors with comparable production in AT
monetary SU tables (Statistics Austria)  IO tables
1995, 1997, (2008)
annual reporting since 1999
57x57 sectors / products
disagg. of primary sectors/products is limited!
biomass: 3, minerals: 4 sectors/products
allocation of MFA trade data: SITC agg.5 level
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4. LCA coefficients for sectors without comparable production in AT
metals (Fe, Cu, Al), chemical and fertilizer minerals, ornamental or building stone, fossil fuels (hard coal, petroleum, natural gas)
GEMIS database
German Institute for Applied Ecology, version 4.5
Selection criteria:
Inclusion of production processes relevant for Austria’s imports
intermediate inputs in mass units or physical units convertible to mass
transparent and if possible flexible system boundaries
free access
Data for the year 2000
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5. LCA coefficients | 2
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6. calculation of RME imports without comparable prod. in AT
imports with comparable prod. in AT
physical exports [t]
RME of exports [t]
allocation of DMI [t] to sectors
IO module
LCA module
intermed. inputs of exports [t/€]
intermediate inputs per unit of output [t/€]  intermediate inputs of imports
RME of imports [t]
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7. empirical results

8. imports and exports in million tons*2 *5 *5 *5 *7 *6 *2 *2
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9. RME indicators for 2007 [t/cap]*2 *1
*1.6 *1 *6
*1.7 *7
*4.4 *1 *9 *1
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10. trends in DMC and RMC

11. comparison of methods, 2000
imports
exports
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12. sectoral intensities and DMI
intensities [kg/k€]
DMI [mio.t]
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13. international comparison

14. RMC for DE, CZ, AT [t/cap]
DE: Buyny et al. 2009, Buyny and Lauber 2010,
CZ: Weinzettel and Kovanda 2009
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15. international comparison
2003
2000
Munoz et al (JIE)
Giljum et al (GRAM, SERI WP 7)
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16. open questions and future plan
Limitations:
limited sectoral disaggregation for primary sectors monetary IO tables
static LCA data (2000)
Research agenda for 2012 in ÖRME4
extension of time series to 2008
calculation of RME with physical IO Table (2005)
calculation of RME with MRIO (Manfred Lenzen et al.)
calculation of RME with ESTAT coefficients ?
linking RME account with land use and HANPP
Other projects: UNEP Resource Panel, DESIRE
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17. thank you for your attention
Nina Eisenmenger, Anke Schaffartzik,
Fridolin Krausmann, Helga Weisz
Institut für Soziale Ökologie,