An extended hybrid input-output model applied to fossil- and bio-based plastics.
MethodsX 2021;
8:101525. [PMID:
34754795 PMCID:
PMC8563679 DOI:
10.1016/j.mex.2021.101525]
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Abstract
Method enables analyses of bioeconomy transitions.
Step-by-step guide to building an extended hybrid input-output model.
Applied to the case of plastics substitution in Germany using process and industry data.
Flexibility in the model to account for improved data availability.
Matrix augmentation method is developed further and described transparently for enabling more specific input-output analyses of bio- vs. fossil-based sectors. A number of economic and environmental effects of substitution can be estimated, compared, and managed. While the model was applied for the first time to the German plastics industry, it can be well integrated into existing bioeconomy monitorings to represent substitution in sectors and countries.
• Original matrix augmentation method is described in much detail for the first time considering available data for bio- and fossil-based industries.
• Particular attention is paid to balancing cost and benefit in model building so that indicators can be integrated in a continuous monitoring of the bioeconomy. Hence, industry data is prefered to process data whenever possible.
• Input structures of bio-based imports are considered in single-region input-output analysis.
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