Tommy Wiedmann

Dr Thomas (Tommy) Wiedmann (PhD Analytical and Environmental Chemistry) is a Research Associate in the Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York where he is working on the methodological development of ecological-economic models and tools in the research area of Sustainable Consumption and Production. His scientific work focuses on improving and applying Environmental Input-Output Analysis for the purpose of carbon and ecological footprint assessments with an emphasis on the environmental impacts of international trade.

Tommy is also an Honorary Associate with the Centre for Integrated Sustainability Analysis (ISA) in the School of Physics at the University of Sydney and Director and Head of Research at the Centre for Sustainability Accounting (CENSA) in York, UK.

Selected Publications (last three years):

Journal papers

Wiedmann, T., 2009. Carbon Footprint and Input-Output Analysis - An Introduction. Economic Systems Research, 21(3): 175–186 > http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09535310903541256

Minx, J. C., Wiedmann, T., Wood, R., Peters, G. P., Lenzen, M., Owen, A., Scott, K., Barrett, J., Hubacek, K., Baiocchi, G., Paul, A., Dawkins, E., Briggs, J., Guan, D., Suh, S. and Ackerman, F. (2009) Input-output analysis and carbon footprinting: An overview of applications. Economic Systems Research, 21(3), 187-216 > http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09535310903541298

Wiedmann, T., 2009. A review of recent multi-region input-output models used for consumption-based emission and resource accounting. Ecological Economics 69(2): 211-222 > http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.08.026

Wiedmann, T., 2009. A first empirical comparison of energy Footprints embodied in trade - MRIO versus PLUM. Ecological Economics 68(7): 1975-1990 > http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.06.023

Wiedmann, T., Lenzen, M. and Barrett, J., 2009. Companies on the Scale - Comparing and Benchmarking the Sustainability Performance of Businesses. Journal of Industrial Ecology 13(3): 361-383 > http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-9290.2009.00125.x

Lenzen, M., Murray, J., Sack, F. and Wiedmann, T., 2007. Shared producer and consumer responsibility - Theory and practice. Ecological Economics, 61(1):27-42 > http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.05.018

Wiedmann, T. (2009) A first empirical comparison of energy Footprints embodied in trade - MRIO versus PLUM. Ecological Economics 68(7): 1975-1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.06.023. 

Turner, K., Lenzen, M., Wiedmann, T., and Barrett, J., 2007. Examining the Global Environmental Impact of Regional Consumption Activities - Part 1: A Technical Note on Combining Input-Output and Ecological Footprint Analysis. Ecological Economics, 62(1):37-44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.12.002

Wiedmann, T., Lenzen, M., Turner, K., and Barrett, J., 2007. Examining the Global Environmental Impact of Regional Consumption Activities - Part 2: Review of input-output models for the assessment of environmental impacts embodied in trade. Ecological Economics, 61(1):15-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.12.003

Wiedmann, T. and Lenzen, M., 2007. On the conversion between local and global hectares in Ecological Footprint analysis. Ecological Economics, 60(4):673-677. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.10.018

Wiedmann, T., Minx, J., Barrett, J., and Wackernagel, M., 2006. Allocating ecological footprints to final consumption categories with input-output analysis. Ecological Economics, 56(1):28-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.05.012

Book chapters

Wiedmann, T. and Lenzen, M. (2008) Unravelling the Impacts of Supply Chains - A New Triple-Bottom-Line Accounting Approach and Software Tool. In: S. Schaltegger, M. Bennett, R. L. Burritt and C. Jasch, Environmental Management Accounting for Cleaner Production, Chapter 4: 65-90, Springer. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8913-8_4, http://www.springer.com/978-1-4020-8912-1.

Wiedmann, T. and Minx, J. (2008). A Definition of 'Carbon Footprint'. In: C. C. Pertsova, Ecological Economics Research Trends: Chapter 1, pp. 1-11, Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge NY, USA. https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=5999, also available as Research Report 07/01 from the Centre for Sustainability Accounting, http://www.censa.org.uk/reports.html.

Reports

Wiedmann, T., Lutter, S., Palm, V., Wilting, H., Wadeskog, A., Giljum, S. and Nijdam, D. (2009) Development of a methodology for the assessment of global environmental impacts of traded goods and services. Draft Final Report, 9 March 2009. ERA-NET SKEP Project EIPOT. http://www.eipot.eu.

Minx, J., Baiocchi, G., Wiedmann, T. and Barrett, J. (2009) Understanding Changes in UK CO2 Emissions from Consumption 1992-2004: A Structural Decomposition Approach. Report to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York and the University of Durham. Project Ref.: EV0423, February 2009. Defra, London, UK. http://randd.defra.gov.uk.

Wiedmann, T., Wood, R., Lenzen, M., Minx, J., Guan, D. and Barrett, J. (2008). Development of an Embedded Carbon Emissions Indicator - Producing a Time Series of Input-Output Tables and Embedded Carbon Dioxide Emissions for the UK by Using a MRIO Data Optimisation System. Final Report to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York and Centre for Integrated Sustainability Analysis at the University of Sydney. Project Ref.: EV02033, July 2008. Defra, London, UK. 

Executive summary: http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Document.aspx?Document=EV02033_7333_EXE.pdf. 

Full report: http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Document.aspx?Document=EV02033_7331_FRP.pdf.

Wiedmann, T., Lenzen, M. and Wood, R. (2008). Uncertainty Analysis of the UK-MRIO Model – Results from a Monte-Carlo Analysis of the UK Multi-Region Input-Output Model (Embedded Carbon Dioxide Emissions Indicator); Report to the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York and Centre for Integrated Sustainability Analysis at the University of Sydney. Project Ref.: EV02033, July 2008. Defra, London, UK. http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Document.aspx?Document=EV02033_7332_FRP.pdf.

Wiedmann, T., Wood, R., Barrett, J. and Lenzen, M. (2007) "The Ecological Footprint of Consumption in Queensland". Report to the Environmental Protection Agency in Queensland, November 2007, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York and Centre for Integrated Sustainability Analysis (ISA) at the University of Sydney. http://www.sei.se.

Wiedmann, T., Wood, R., Barrett, J., Lenzen, M. and Clay, R. (2007) The Ecological Footprint of Consumption in Victoria. Report to the Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA Victoria), December 2007, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York and Centre for Integrated Sustainability Analysis (ISA) at the University of Sydney. http://www.sei.se.

Wiedmann, T., Minx, J., Barrett, J., Vanner, R., and Ekins, P., 2006. Sustainable Consumption and Production - Development of an Evidence Base. Final Report of Project ‘Resource Flows’ (EV02001), Stockholm Environment Institute, York and Policy Studies Institute, London; Published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, London, UK, August 2006. http://www2.defra.gov.uk/research/project_data/More.asp?I=EV02001&M=KWS&V=EV02001&SCOPE=0

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