The materiality of the immaterial

This paper analyzes the carbon dioxide emissions of the service sector subsystem of Uruguay in 2004. Services, with the exception of transport, are often considered intangible because of their low level of direct emissions. However, the provision of services requires inputs produced by other sectors, including several highly material-intensive sectors.

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Piaggio, Matías ; Alcántara, Vicent ; Padilla, Emilio
Published in:	Ecological Economics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0921-8009. - Vol. 110.2015, C, p. 1-10
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Input–output analysis \| Subsystems \| Carbon dioxide emissions \| Services

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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