Meeting the commitments made in the Paris Agreement on climate change will require different approaches in different countries. However, a common feature in many contexts relates to the continued and sometimes increasing significance of the carbon footprints of urban centres. These footprints consider both production or territorial (i.e. Scope 1 and 2) emissions, and consumption or extraterrito...

AIMS To evaluate the effects of changes in aggregate alcohol consumption on overall accident mortality in 14 western European countries after 1950, and to compare traditional beer, wine, and spirits countries with respect to the impact of alcohol. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS The countries were sorted into three groups--traditional spirits countries of northern Europe, traditional beer co...

AIMS Although varied methods are used in estimating alcohol consumption, there has been no methodological comparison of these methods in China. The aim of this study is to compare different methods used for estimating drinking indices, such as annual per capita consumption, and proportions of risk drinking. METHODS A cross-sectional household survey using a multistage systematic sampling tech...