REEIO: The Regional Economy Environment Input Output Model
REEIO is a unique decision toolkit designed to assist policy makers analyse regional policies and programmes with regard to the economy and environment. It provides a firm basis for sustainability appraisal, strategic environmental assessment and benchmarks for the resource productivity of businesses and sectors. REEIO was originally developed by Cambridge Econometrics as part of the Reward project, a partnership led by the Environment Agency (EA) with the participation of Regional Development Agencies and the National Assembly for Wales. More recently REEIO has since been supported by SCPnet (see http://www.wwflearning.org.uk/scpnet/ for more information).
Scope of REEIO
The links between the economy and the environment are vast and too complex. REEIO focuses on one particular set of links, namely those between the economy and source and sink functions of the environment. Furthermore REEIO is focused in which of these links it encompasses, modelling the links between a region's economy and the key environmental pressures of waste, energy, emissions to air and water demand.
The model provides annual comprehensive projections to 2020 for a wide range of indicators including
- GVA, personal incomes, consumer spending and investment
- output and employment by industry
- employment by occupations
- waste arising by waste streams and industry
- waste entering different management routes
- energy demand by fuel and fuel user (including transport)
- key emissions to air (eg C02)
- water demand by water households and industries
Further information on REEIO, illustrations of how it has been used in the regions and guidance on its application can be found on the SCPnet website.
Further detail on modelling the link between the economy and the environment in REEIO
For further information email:
Anthony Barker
Director
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