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The Ecological Scarcity Method (ESM) enables measurement and assessment of the environmental impacts caused, for example, by manufacturing sites. Developed in Switzerland in 1990, where it has since been in use, the method is constantly being developed and updated. It has already gained regulatory status in Switzerland, for example for the purpose of proving entitlement for tax exemptions, in particular for environmentally friendly production of bio-fuels. A data set has been available for Germany since 2014. The method assesses all important environmental impacts on the air, on water, the consumption of energy, the generation of waste and the consumption of freshwater.
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Ahbe, S., Weihofen, S., Wellge, S. (2018). Management Summary. In: The Ecological Scarcity Method for the European Union. AutoUni – Schriftenreihe, vol 105. Springer, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-19506-9_1
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