This paper carries out an empirical decomposition of International Inequality in the Ecological Footprint with a
view to quantifying the extent of the contribution of explanatory variables such as countries' affluence, economic
structure, demographic characteristics, climate and technology. Using data for the period 1993-2007, the
Regression-Based Inequality Decomposition methodology we use allows us to extend the results obtained in
standard environmental impact regressions (STIRPAT models), and to deal with an often neglected aspect of
such models, that of equity within generations. The results obtained point towards the prioritization of policies
which take into account both future and present generations. In this regard, economic redistribution should be
considered as a primary environmental policy