The service-stock trap: analysis of the environmental impacts and productivity of the service sector in Hungary

摘要: Urbanization and the emerging share of service sector in economic output may support sustainability transition due to lower material input emissions, while further accelerating growth at same time. Nevertheless, there are significant barriers transition. In this study, Hungary its four commercial sub-sectors have been analyzed with regard their requirement (input flows stock) greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) utilizing EXIOBASE v3. General policy implications also provided special costs, possible taxes productivity resources. The direct indirect GHG generated by was stable moderate. A permanently improving trend is present GHG, intensity. Material stock accumulation (capital stock), however, shows an ascending trend, it has increased from 42% 1995 be 55% 2015. investments into services until crisis, then starts decline or stagnate; overall decreased two sub-sectors, slow improvement observable transportation information communication technology (ICT). Stock ICT machinery capital dramatically all sub-sectors. Four study 130 288 Mt between 2000 exponential environmental issue rising scientific concern awareness, since constitutes basis crucial waste management, resource scarcity use challenges future. current indicates general reinforcement pressure sector. This phenomena defined as 'service-stock trap', which refers sign a trade-off descending flow-type impacts during towards service-based economy. As promising way out trap, tax discussed detail, seems suitable for forming investment decisions business actors.