Why use the REEIO model?
By using REEIO, you can measure the impact of economic growth and change on key environmental pressures. This includes the effects of Regional Economic Strategies on:
- Energy and climate change emissions
- Transport demand and air emissions
- Waste management
- Water demand
The particular strength of the REEIO model, compared with the alternatives available, are:
- A set of projections that can be used to describe the likely evolution of those indicators
- Provision of an explicit link between economic performance and environmental impacts, to provide a robust basis for answering the question 'what are the environmental implications of the regional strategy?'
- Provision of a framework for representing environmental mitigation policies
- Incorporation of expert views on the impact of national policies on certain kinds of resource efficiency and emissions
- Provision of the best available historical data for the English regions and Wales for the set of environmental indicators which it covers