Draft indicator for UK overseas consumption impacts

This report outlines the development of a UK government indicator (K1) designed to measure the overseas environmental impacts of UK consumption of key commodities, as required by the UK's 25-year environment plan.

• The UK government's 25-year environment plan requires the creation of indicator K1 to measure the "overseas environmental impacts of UK consumption of key commodities," allowing the government to assess associated risks and impacts.
• The UK relies heavily on imports for minerals, fuels, and food, with approximately 50% of the direct food supply coming from other countries as of 2017. This makes the sustainability of overseas commodity consumption as critical as that of domestic production.
• A draft indicator for crop-driven agricultural products covers the period between 2005 and 2017, tracking the UK's material footprint, land use footprint, embedded greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from deforestation, and embedded deforestation impacts.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2021). Draft indicator for UK overseas consumption impacts. https://www.sei.org/publications/draft-indicator-for-uk-overseas-consumption-impacts/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Draft indicator for UK overseas consumption impacts. 2021. https://www.sei.org/publications/draft-indicator-for-uk-overseas-consumption-impacts/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2021draft, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Draft indicator for UK overseas consumption impacts}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2021}, month = may, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/draft-indicator-for-uk-overseas-consumption-impacts/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }