The applicability of exergy in the methodology of environmental life-cycle assessment (LCA) is discussed. Exergy consumption (or entropy production) may be used as a measure of resource depletion and competition when performing the impact assessment of an LCA. Exergies of several metal ores and...

The aim of this paper is to suggest and discuss policy instruments that could lead towards a more sustainable waste management. The paper is based on evaluations from a large scale multi-disciplinary Swedish research program. The evaluations focus on environmental and economic impacts as well as...