OpenIO v2.7

Endogenization of capitals

The v2.7 introduces the endogenization of capitals feature. Capital formation (building, machinery, IT equipment, road infrastructure, etc.) are typically contained in the final demand matrix Y. They are thus not directly linked to the commodity/service sector consuming them. Endogenization does this work of linking so that, e.g., the different buildings are linked to sectors buying the buildings. More on endogenization in these articles:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b02791
https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12931
We used the updated work of Sodersten of capital endogenization for the exiobase database and endogenized capital formation for the openIO-Canada part.

SF6 / HFC / PFC emissions

While these emissions were already introduced in the v2.6, the data used in the 2.6 was lacking. It was relying on voluntary declarations of companies, which means it did not include all emissions occurring in Canada.
With the v2.7, we used the national inventory of Canada, which is available through the UNFCCC data to cover these GHGs, hence getting a more reliable cover of these emissions.