Eco-efficient environmental policy in oil and gas production in The Netherlands

Huppes, Gjalt; Davidson, Marc D.; Kuyper, J.; Oers, Lauran van; Haes, Helias A. Udo de; Warringa, Geert

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.06.011

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“…(1) Midpoint modelling and evaluation: BEES, EPA (Lippiatt 2007), NOGEPA (Huppes et al 2007). Midpoint weighting methods stop modelling at the midpoint level and implicitly leave the assessment of further effects to the subjective judgment of panel members in the weighting procedure.…”

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Weighting environmental effects: Analytic survey with operational evaluation methods and a meta-method

Huppes

Oers

Pretato

et al. 2012

Int J Life Cycle Assess

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to supply an open method for weighting different environmental impacts, open to basically different evaluation approaches and open to easy revisions. From the partial, diverse and conflicting weighing methods available, a most consistent and flexible meta-method is constructed, allowing for a transparent discussion on weighting. Methods The methods incorporated are as general as possible, each single one being as pure as possible. We surveyed encompassing operational methods for evaluation, applicable in LCA and in larger systems like countries. They differ in terms of modelling, as to midpoint or as to endpoint; as to evaluation set-up, in terms of collective preferences or individual preferences; and as to being either revealed or stated. The first is midpoint modelling with collectively stated preferences, with operational weighting schemes from Dutch and US government applications. Second is the LCAtype endpoint approach using individual stated preferences, with public examples from Japan and the Netherlands. The third is the integrated modelling approach by economists.Results All methods are internally inconsistent, as in terms of treatment of place and time, and they are incomplete, lacking environmental interventions and effect routes. We repaired only incompleteness, by methods transfer. Finally, we combined the three groups of methods into a metaweighting method, aligned to the ILCD Handbook requirements for impact assessment. Application to time series data on EU-27 consumption shows how the EU developed in terms of overall environmental decoupling. Conclusions The disparate methods available all can be improved substantially. For now, a user adjustable metamethod is the best option, allowing for public discussion. A flexible regularly updated spreadsheet is supplied with the article.

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“…An update of these weighting factors has been made in 2005, see Huppes et al (2007), now being used in the meta-weighting method developed here, in one of the three basic options. It is combined with similar but later approaches from the US, BEES and EPA, both used in the realm of sustainable building (see Lippiatt 2007).…”

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Weighting environmental effects: Analytic survey with operational evaluation methods and a meta-method

Huppes

Oers

Pretato

et al. 2012

Int J Life Cycle Assess

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“…The weighting element in LCA of bio-diesel was developed in the 1990s is still in use like EPS method [107], which is an end-point method based on monetary measures, Ecoindicator'99 [108] which also is an end-point method, based on a panel approach and finally panel methods for mid-points [109].…”

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The Environmental Impacts and Allocation Methods Used in LCA Studies of Vegetable Oil-Based Bio-diesels

Chatterjee

Sharma²,

Mukherjee

2015

Waste Biomass Valor

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Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool to assess the environmental impacts and resources used during the life cycle of a product, i.e., from raw material acquisition, via production and use phases, to waste management. The methods of development in LCA have been strong, and the paper is aimed at providing a review of recent developments of LCA methods employed in the production of biodiesel from various vegetable sources like Jatropha, palm, soybean, sunflower, canola and rapeseed. The essential features of LCA methods like the goal, scope definition and system boundaries have been reviewed and authors have mainly focussed on impact categories on environment and energy. The review also covers impact categories like human health, ecosystem quality and resource depletion. The interpretation of results indicates that the implication of LCA is strong in energy analysis of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and there is less GHG emission in second generation bio-diesel as compared to first generation. Some uncertainties and gaps in the application of LCA are identified and discussed. The uncertainties are mainly due to inconsistent choices across different allocation, system boundaries, time period in impact assessment and scope of the analysis. The uncertainties are dealt by tools like Monte Carlo simulations, fuzzy set theory etc.

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“…Examples of more recent methods are methods based on monetary valuation of endpoints (Itsubo et al, 2004;Weidema, 2009), the Ecotax method based on a monetary valuation of midpoints (Finnveden et al, 2006), the BEPAS method also based on a monetary valuation of midpoints (Zhang et al, 2006), and panel methods for midpoints (Soares et al, 2006;Huppes et al, 2007). Methodological aspects of panel methods are also discussed by (Mettier and Hofstetter, 2005).…”

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Weighting and valuation in selected environmental systems analysis tools – suggestions for further developments

Ahlroth

Nilsson

Finnveden

et al. 2011

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Eco-efficient environmental policy in oil and gas production in The Netherlands

Cited by 44 publications

References 7 publications

Weighting environmental effects: Analytic survey with operational evaluation methods and a meta-method

Weighting environmental effects: Analytic survey with operational evaluation methods and a meta-method

The Environmental Impacts and Allocation Methods Used in LCA Studies of Vegetable Oil-Based Bio-diesels

Weighting and valuation in selected environmental systems analysis tools – suggestions for further developments

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