Planetary boundaries analysis of Fischer-Tropsch Diesel for decarbonizing heavy-duty transport

Charalambous, Margarita A.; Medrano‐García, Juan D.; Guillén‐Gosálbez, Gonzalo

doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-85159-6.50328-6

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“…Combining LCA-PB is a powerful methodology for decision-making when evaluating systems that can be potentially deployed at a large scale. 50 The work reveals the potential of LCA and LCA-PB methodologies to assess the transition of the HCOOH acid market to low-carbon production. The combination of both approaches provides crucial insights into the long-term decarbonization of the EU chemical industry.…”

Section: From Environmental Footprints To Planetary Boundariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…After the combination of the selected PBs, an operating space can be defined for Earth resilience, which should not be overstepped by any of the PBs. Combining LCA-PB is a powerful methodology for decision-making when evaluating systems that can be potentially deployed at a large scale . The work reveals the potential of LCA and LCA-PB methodologies to assess the transition of the HCOOH acid market to low-carbon production.…”

Section: From Environmental Footprints To Planetary Boundariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Relevance of Life Cycle Assessment Tools in the Development of Emerging Decarbonization Technologies

Fernández-González,

Rumayor,

Domínguez-Ramos

et al. 2023

JACS Au

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The development of emerging decarbonization technologies requires advanced tools for decision-making that incorporate the environmental perspective from the early design. Today, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the preferred tool to promote sustainability in the technology development, identifying environmental challenges and opportunities and defining the final implementation pathways. So far, most environmental studies related to decarbonization emerging solutions are still limited to midpoint metrics, mainly the carbon footprint, with global sustainability implications being relatively unexplored. In this sense, the Planetary Boundaries (PBs) have been recently proposed to identify the distance to the ideal reference state. Hence, PB-LCA methodology can be currently applied to transform the resource use and emissions to changes in the values of PB control variables. This study shows a complete picture of the LCA’s role in developing emerging technologies. For this purpose, a case study based on the electrochemical conversion of CO2 to formic acid is used to show the possibilities of LCA approaches highlighting the potential pitfalls when going beyond greenhouse gas emission reduction and obtaining the absolute sustainability level in terms of four PBs.

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Section: From Environmental Footprints To Planetary Boundariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: From Environmental Footprints To Planetary Boundariesmentioning

confidence: 99%