Reply to the first systematic response by the Global Footprint Network to criticism: A real debate finally? |
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| Institution: | 1. ICREA, Barcelona, Spain;2. Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain;3. VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands;4. Research Department, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Paris, France;1. Istanbul Technical University, Department of Management Engineering, Faculty of Management, Maçka, ?stanbul 34367, Turkey;2. Istanbul Kemerburgaz University, Department of Economics , Mahmutbey Dilmenler Cad. No: 26, Ba?c?lar, ?stanbul, Turkey;1. School of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, People''s Republic of China;2. Institute for Energy Economics and Policy, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, People''s Republic of China;1. University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Hungary;2. Széchenyi University, Kautz Gyula Economics Faculty, Hungary |
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| Abstract: | We respond to a reaction of the Global Footprint Network/GFN on our 8-point criticism of the ecological footprint. We also refer to, and comment on, an associated debate in this journal between Giampietro and Saltelli, 2014a, Giampietro and Saltelli, 2014b, on the one hand, and Goldfinger et al. (2014), on the other. We conclude that criticism on the footprint is accumulating and coherent across the various studies and disciplines and among the different authors. This was the first time that Wackernagel/GFN systematically responded to our criticisms. Hence, our response contains several original elements and the resulting exchange can be seen to add value to the existing literature. It ultimately allows readers to better make up their mind about the different viewpoints on the ecological footprint. |
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| Keywords: | Ecological footprint Land use Aggregate environmental indicator Carbon dioxide emissions Energy use International trade |
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