Eight Tons of Material Footprint—Suggestion for a Resource Cap for Household Consumption in Finland

The paper suggests a sustainable material footprint of eight tons, per person, in a year as a resource cap target for household consumption in Finland. This means an 80% (factor 5) reduction from the present Finnish average. The material footprint is used as a synonym to the Total Material Requireme...

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Main Authors: Michael Lettenmeier, Christa Liedtke, Holger Rohn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-07-01
Series:Resources
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/3/3/488