[HTML][HTML] National SDG-7 performance assessment to support achieving sustainable energy for all within planetary limits

CH Gebara, A Laurent - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Several gaps and limitations characterise present indicators for United Nations' Sustainable
Development Goal 7 (SDG-7), thus impeding effective policy-making. Here, we propose a …

Do we need a new sustainability assessment method for the circular economy? A critical literature review

J Walzberg, G Lonca, RJ Hanes, AL Eberle… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The goal of the circular economy (CE) is to transition from today's take-make-waste linear
pattern of production and consumption to a circular system in which the societal value of …

[HTML][HTML] A framework for the assessment of marine litter impacts in life cycle impact assessment

JS Woods, F Verones, O Jolliet, I Vázquez-Rowe… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Marine litter, mostly plastics, is a growing environmental problem. Environmental
decision makers are beginning to take actions and implement regulations that aim to reduce …

Small targeted dietary changes can yield substantial gains for human health and the environment

KS Stylianou, VL Fulgoni III, O Jolliet - Nature Food, 2021 - nature.com
To identify environmentally sustainable foods that promote health, we combined nutritional
health-based and 18 environmental indicators to evaluate, classify and prioritize individual …

[HTML][HTML] Global warming potential of lithium-ion battery energy storage systems: A review

M Gutsch, J Leker - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
Decentralised lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS) can address some of the
electricity storage challenges of a low-carbon power sector by increasing the share of self …

Review of life-cycle based methods for absolute environmental sustainability assessment and their applications

A Bjørn, C Chandrakumar, AM Boulay… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
In many regions and at the planetary scale, human pressures on the environment exceed
levels that natural systems can sustain. These pressures are caused by networks of human …

[HTML][HTML] Life Cycle Assessment of construction materials: Methodologies, applications and future directions for sustainable decision-making

S Barbhuiya, BB Das - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This review paper presents a comprehensive analysis of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
methodologies applied to construction materials. It begins with an introduction highlighting …

Environmental impacts of hydrometallurgical recycling and reusing for manufacturing of lithium-ion traction batteries in China

S Jiang, H Hua, L Zhang, X Liu, H Wu… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recycling lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles is considered an important way to
tackle the future supply risks of virgin materials, but the actual environmental impact of …

Comparative life cycle analysis of electrolyzer technologies for hydrogen production: Manufacturing and operations

X Wei, S Sharma, A Waeber, D Wen… - Joule, 2024 - cell.com
This study conducts a comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) of four electrolyzer
technologies: alkaline electrolyzer (AEL), proton-exchange membrane (PEM), anion …

[HTML][HTML] MarILCA characterization factors for microplastic impacts in life cycle assessment: Physical effects on biota from emissions to aquatic environments

E Corella-Puertas, C Hajjar, J Lavoie… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although plastics emissions pose hazards to ecosystem quality, life cycle assessment (LCA)
methodologies do not yet include quantification of the potential impacts of plastic leakage …