Material flows accounting for Scotland shows the merits of a circular economy and the folly of territorial carbon reporting

Table 1 The mass and carbon emissions of material flows in Scotland in 2012 (whole nation units)

Indicator	Impact	Unit
Total domestic material consumption	60,436,728	Mg
Total waste arising	11,706,421	Mg
Territorial carbon emissions of total material use	35,455,707	MgCO₂e
Territorial carbon emissions of waste	285,940	MgCO₂e
Total territorial carbon emissions	35,741,646	MgCO₂e
Consumption carbon emissions of domestic material consumption	57,717,771	MgCO₂e
Consumption carbon emissions of waste	−1,028,215	MgCO₂e
Total consumption carbon emissions of domestic material consumption	56,689,556	MgCO₂e

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