John headed the research on one of the UK’s largest projects on resource flows and modelling techniques for SCP. This involved developing a number of approaches to measure and monitor SCP including: the Ecological Footprint, the use of Physical Input-Output Tables, household expenditure models and using carbon dioxide emissions as a consumption indicator.
These approaches lead to the development of the Resources and Energy Analysis Programme (REAP), a scenario modelling tool for evidence based policy in the UK.
John has written numerous policy reports on SCP issues for a wide range of audiences including several Government Departments, the Welsh Assembly, the European Environment Agency, regional development agencies and over 40 local authorities.
- Quantifying the potential for climate change mitigation of consumption options
- Identification of ‘carbon hot-spots’ and quantification of GHG intensities in the biodiesel supply chain using hybrid LCA and structural path analysis
- The Resources and Energy Analysis Programme (REAP)
- Securing the future: The role of resource efficiency
- A review of the Ecological Footprint indicator: Perceptions and methods