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carbon neutral and plays an important role in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Biomass electricity and heat … published. However, only a small number of these reviews are concerned with electricity and heat generation from biomass, and … these reviews focus on only a few impact categories. No review of biomass electricity and heat LCAs included a detailed …
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body of life cycle assessments (LCA) of wind power provides a fairly good overall understanding of fossil energy use and ….g., 0.060 (±0.058)kWh energy used and 19 (±13)g CO2e emitted per kWh electricity, suggesting good environmental performance … realized values. Finally, we discuss the need for LCA research to move beyond unit-based assessments in order to address …
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This study investigates the price volatility of metals, using the GARCH and GJR models. First we examine the … estimate the effects of oil price shocks on the price volatility of metals, allowing for the asymmetric responses. We use daily … spot prices for the selected metals, including aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, tin, zinc, gold, silver, palladium and …
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When aiming for a more sustainable world, enterprises such as aircraft and automobile industries are highly interested in lightweight components and solutions. Among these solutions are aluminum wrought alloys that offer high potentials for dramatic weight reduction of structural parts....
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the environmental emissions associated with the production of a typical white wine produced in Sardinia, with particular reference to CO2 emissions. The main objective is to determine the main environmental impacts of the overall production process...
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This paper aims at assessing the return on investment and carbon mitigation potentials of five investment alternatives for the Cuban cement industry in a long-term horizon appraisal (15 years). Anticipated growing demand for cement, constrained supply and an urgent need for optimisation of...
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the guidelines of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as standardized by the International Standards Organization (ISO) in ISO …
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Money and payments are central to modern economies and societies, yet there are increasing concerns over the environmental impacts of various payment services, particularly from a climate perspective. This report examines the climate impact of retail payments in Sweden in 2021, including cash,...
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Current economic and social systems transgress several ecological planetary boundaries by far but without sufficiently fulfilling human needs and this in a globally unequal way, posing enormous challenges to political strategies and economic structures. To tackle these challenges, under a...
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