Development of physical accounts for the UK and evaluating policy scenarios

John Barrett; Tommy Wiedmann

The REAP Scenario Manager is designed as a policy analysis tool for decision-makers at

the regional and local level and is used to describe individual policy measures and to combine

these into integrated scenarios that capture their interactions. The Scenario Manager enables

the creation of a wide range of scenarios for fashioning comprehensive strategies and for

assessing the sensitivity of results to uncertainty in key variables.

Modern timber-clad residential building with rows of balconies and a tree in the foreground

Unravelling the drivers of European urban and rural carbon footprints over time

Journal article / This article maps consumer carbon footprints by urban density in Europe, revealing what drives the changes.

4 September 2026 / About Cities and Sustainable lifestyles

Aerial view of timber logging. A large barge is waiting on a blue lake to be loaded with timber logs. A strip of waiting timber is surrounded by lush green forest on both sides.

On UK Overshoot Day analysis reveals overseas environmental burden of UK consumption

Press release / Mapping the footprint of UK supply chains reveals international impacts on water stress, deforestation-related carbon emissions and wildlife extinction risks.

22 May 2026 / About Food and agriculture, Supply chains and Sustainable lifestyles

Trase: “It is essential to combine perspectives to limit deforestation”

Perspective / To effectively monitor deforestation, policymakers must combine territorial and supply chain metrics that reflect both past impacts and future risks.

25 September 2025 / About Public policy, Supply chains and Sustainable lifestyles

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