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Carbon Footprinting and Life Cycle Assessment

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 August 2020) | Viewed by 17230

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Arne Geschke

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ISA, School of Physics A28, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Interests: input-output analysis; global environmental impact assessment; renewable energy systems
Dr. Francesco Pomponi

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Resource Efficient Built Environment Lab (REBEL), School of Engineering and the Built Environment, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK
Interests: life cycle assessment; embodied carbon; circular economy; sustainable development; global south; education for sustainability; sustainable design
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Dr. Timothy M. Baynes

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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Land and Water Division, Sydney, Australia
Interests: urban metabolism; scenario analysis; industrial ecology; sustainable consumption and production
Dr. Peter Daniels

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Environmental Futures Research Institute, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
Interests: environmental input–output analysis; wellbeing; ecological footprint and lifestyles/consumption; sustainable energy; ethical systems; and sustainability
Dr. Ka Leung Lam

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Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CN Delft, The Netherlands
Interests: water–energy nexus; life cycle assessment; environmental input–output analysis; environmental systems analysis; urban water; energy and GHG management
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Dr. Arunima Malik

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1. ISA, School of Physics A28, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
2. Accounting, Business School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Interests: sustainability assessment; supply chain modelling; input–output analysis; hybrid life cycle assessment; disaster assessment
Prof. Dr. Manfred Lenzen

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ISA, School of Physics A28, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Interests: nuclear physics; renewable energy technologies; passive solar architecture; economic input–output analysis and life cycle assessment; embodied energy and greenhouse gas emissions

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Carbon emissions are inevitably linked to lifestyle and consumption behaviours, and the concept of “carbon footprinting” is now a well-recognised beyond academia. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is one of the primary tools for assessing carbon footprints. LCA techniques offer a large range of applicability, from assessing individual industrial processes at a local level to investigating global carbon footprints. LCA for carbon assessment enjoys a high popularity, both in academia and in the corporate world. This Special Issue will give an overview of the current state-of-the art of the LCA techniques, capabilities and data sets, and also the latest projects.

Dr. Arne Geschke
Dr. Francesco Pomponi
Dr. Timothy M. Baynes
Dr. Peter Daniels
Dr. Ka Leung Lam
Dr. Arunima Malik
Prof. Dr. Manfred Lenzen
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Life cycle assessment
  • Environmental impacts
  • Carbon emissions
  • Climate change
  • Carbon footprint.

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Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Nickel Products
by Wenjing Wei, Peter B. Samuelsson, Anders Tilliander, Rutger Gyllenram and Pär G. Jönsson
Energies 2020, 13(21), 5664; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13215664 - 29 Oct 2020
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The primary energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from nickel smelting products have been assessed through case studies using a process model based on mass and energy balance. The required primary energy for producing nickel metal, nickel oxide, ferronickel, and nickel pig iron [...] Read more.
The primary energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from nickel smelting products have been assessed through case studies using a process model based on mass and energy balance. The required primary energy for producing nickel metal, nickel oxide, ferronickel, and nickel pig iron is 174 GJ/t alloy (174 GJ/t contained Ni), 369 GJ/t alloy (485 GJ/t contained Ni), 110 GJ/t alloy (309 GJ/t contained Ni), and 60 GJ/t alloy (598 GJ/t contained Ni), respectively. Furthermore, the associated GHG emissions are 14 tCO2-eq/t alloy (14 tCO2-eq/t contained Ni), 30 t CO2-eq/t alloy (40 t CO2-eq/t contained Ni), 6 t CO2-eq/t alloy (18 t CO2-eq/t contained Ni), and 7 t CO2-eq/t alloy (69 t CO2-eq/t contained Ni). A possible carbon emission reduction can be observed by comparing ore type, ore grade, and electricity source, as well as allocation strategy. The suggested process model overcomes the limitation of a conventional life cycle assessment study which considers the process as a ‘black box’ and allows for an identification of further possibilities to implement sustainable nickel production. Full article
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Consumption versus Technology: Drivers of Global Carbon Emissions 2000–2014
by Magnus Jiborn, Viktoras Kulionis and Astrid Kander
Energies 2020, 13(2), 339; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13020339 - 10 Jan 2020
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This study utilizes recently published environmental extensions to the World Input–Output Database (WIOD) to compare production-based, consumption-based and technology-adjusted carbon emissions for 44 countries and country groups for the period 2000 to 2014. Results show some significant shifts in global emission trends compared [...] Read more.
This study utilizes recently published environmental extensions to the World Input–Output Database (WIOD) to compare production-based, consumption-based and technology-adjusted carbon emissions for 44 countries and country groups for the period 2000 to 2014. Results show some significant shifts in global emission trends compared to similar studies of the period before 2009. For 20 European Union (EU) countries and the US, emissions decreased over the period regardless of measure, and the same was true for the EU. Since GDP grew in 18 of these countries, the results provide unambiguous evidence for absolute, albeit modest, decoupling of economic growth from carbon emissions. The large increase in global emissions that nevertheless occurred during the period was driven almost entirely by increasing consumption in China and developing countries. Full article
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City-Level Features of Energy Footprints and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Sichuan Province of China
by Junbo Wang, Liu Chen, Lu Chen, Xiaohui Zhao, Minxi Wang, Yiyi Ju and Li Xin
Energies 2019, 12(10), 2025; https://doi.org/10.3390/en12102025 - 27 May 2019
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The sustainable development of the western region of China has always been essential to the national development strategy. The Western region has undertaken an industrial transfer from the Eastern and Central regions. Therefore, the CO2 emission intensity in the western region is [...] Read more.
The sustainable development of the western region of China has always been essential to the national development strategy. The Western region has undertaken an industrial transfer from the Eastern and Central regions. Therefore, the CO2 emission intensity in the western region is higher than those of the Eastern and Central regions of China, and consequently its low-carbon development pathway has an important impact for China as a whole. Sichuan Province is not only the province with the highest CO2 emissions, but also the most economically developed province in Western China in 2018. In order to promote low carbon development in the western region, it is important to understand the features of emissions in Sichuan Province and to formulate effective energy strategies accordingly. This paper uses the IPCC regional emission accounting method to calculate the carbon emissions of 15 cities in Sichuan province, and to comply with the city-level emission accounts. The results show that the total carbon emissions of Sichuan province over the past 10 years was 3258.32 mt and reached a peak in 2012. The smelting and pressing of ferrous metals, coal mining and dressing were the leading sectors that contributed to the emissions, accounting for 17.86% and 15.82%, respectively. Raw coal, cleaned coal, and coke were the most significant contributors to CO2 emissions, accounting for 43.73%, 9.55%, and 6.60%, respectively. Following the above results, the Sichuan provincial government can formulate differentiated energy structure policies according to different energy consumption structures and carbon emission levels in the 15 cities. By controlling the level of total emissions and regulating larger industrial emitters in Sichuan province, some useful information could be provided as an essential reference for low-carbon development in Western China, and contribute to the promotion of emissions mitigation from a more holistic perspective. Full article
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