Life-cycle assessment to guide solutions for the triple planetary crisis
Climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution—the triple planetary crisis—increasingly
threaten the Earth system, necessitating tools such as life-cycle assessment (LCA) that can …
threaten the Earth system, necessitating tools such as life-cycle assessment (LCA) that can …
Scientists' warning on affluence
For over half a century, worldwide growth in affluence has continuously increased resource
use and pollutant emissions far more rapidly than these have been reduced through better …
use and pollutant emissions far more rapidly than these have been reduced through better …
Energy requirements and carbon emissions for a low-carbon energy transition
Abstract Achieving the Paris Agreement will require massive deployment of low-carbon
energy. However, constructing, operating, and maintaining a low-carbon energy system will …
energy. However, constructing, operating, and maintaining a low-carbon energy system will …
Energy transition minerals and their intersection with land-connected peoples
Rapidly transitioning the global energy system to renewables is considered necessary to
combat climate change. Current estimates suggest that at least 30 energy transition minerals …
combat climate change. Current estimates suggest that at least 30 energy transition minerals …
[HTML][HTML] The social and environmental complexities of extracting energy transition metals
Environmental, social and governance pressures should feature in future scenario planning
about the transition to a low carbon future. As low-carbon energy technologies advance …
about the transition to a low carbon future. As low-carbon energy technologies advance …
Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity
Renewable energy production is necessary to halt climate change and reverse associated
biodiversity losses. However, generating the required technologies and infrastructure will …
biodiversity losses. However, generating the required technologies and infrastructure will …
Understanding environmental trade-offs and resource demand of direct air capture technologies through comparative life-cycle assessment
Direct air capture (DAC) technologies remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from ambient air
through chemical sorbents. Their scale-up is a backstop in many climate policy scenarios …
through chemical sorbents. Their scale-up is a backstop in many climate policy scenarios …
The climate change mitigation potential of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) can act as a negative emission
technology and is considered crucial in many climate change mitigation pathways that limit …
technology and is considered crucial in many climate change mitigation pathways that limit …
[HTML][HTML] Life cycle assessment of lithium-ion batteries and vanadium redox flow batteries-based renewable energy storage systems
L da Silva Lima, M Quartier, A Buchmayr… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Renewable energy has become an important alternative to fossil energy, as it is associated
with lower greenhouse gas emissions. However, the intermittent characteristic of …
with lower greenhouse gas emissions. However, the intermittent characteristic of …
Thermochemical conversion of large-size woody biomass for carbon neutrality: Principles, applications, and issues
Large-size woody biomass is a valuable renewable resource to replace fossil fuels in
biorefinery processes. The preprocessing of wood chips and briquettes is challenging to …
biorefinery processes. The preprocessing of wood chips and briquettes is challenging to …