| dc.description.abstract | Economic activity causes to varying degree pollution to air, soil and water. The pollution that is caused by the
production of a single unit of a certain commodity can be said to be embodied in the commodity. This approach
allows us to investigate environmental issues from a consumption-centred perspective, and this is especially important
in the case where the embodied pollution in a certain commodity is not restricted to the country where the
commodity is consumed.
In this thesis, I present some possible approaches to measure the emissions embodied in the exports and imports of
different commodities. The indicator which I focus on, the so-called Pollution Terms of Trade is presented in the
second chapter, and its main features is discussed and I also propose several possible applications. The indicator is
based on trade data and emission intensities in the production of different commodities, and I pay particular
attention to the importance of using country-specific intensities in order to capture the total embodied emissions in
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