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Table 4 Top five most significant materials in the Scottish economy in 2012

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

Significance

Mass

Territorial carbon emissions

Consumption carbon emissions

1

Minerals

Food and plants

Food and plants

2

Construction material

Minerals

Minerals

3

Food and plants

Non-ferrous metal

Ferrous metal

4

Ferrous metal

Vehicles

Non-ferrous metal

5

Wood

Construction material

Textiles