PRINCE chemicals consumption indicators

This research paper introduces a new set of national consumption-based indicators developed under the PRINCE project in Sweden to track the global use, emissions, and impacts of hazardous substances linked to a country's total consumption.

• The PRINCE project developed five specific consumption-based indicators for hazardous substances: the use of hazardous chemical products, the use of pesticides, the use of antimicrobial veterinary medicines, emissions of hazardous substances, and the potential toxicity of those emissions. These indicators utilize a hybrid model that integrates the EXIOBASE multiregional input-output analysis database with the Swedish System of Economic and Environmental Accounts and new environmental extensions, allowing pressures to be allocated to 60 product groups and specific global regions.
• Analysis of Swedish consumption reveals that the majority of chemicals-related pressures occur outside of Sweden, with only 10–24% occurring within national borders. Specifically, the use of veterinary medicines and hazardous chemical products linked to Swedish consumption mostly happens in other EU countries, while pesticide use and hazardous substance emissions primarily occur outside the EU.
• The paper concludes that there is a necessity for strengthened policy frameworks to manage the cross-border impacts of consuming hazardous chemical products and a need for better international accounting regarding chemical flows.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2019). PRINCE chemicals consumption indicators. https://www.sei.org/publications/prince-chemicals-consumption-indicators/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. PRINCE chemicals consumption indicators. 2019. https://www.sei.org/publications/prince-chemicals-consumption-indicators/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2019prince, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{PRINCE chemicals consumption indicators}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2019}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/prince-chemicals-consumption-indicators/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }