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Sustainability of wall construction techniques for self-built rural housing. A case study from Brazil 农村自建房屋墙体施工技术的可持续性。来自巴西的案例研究
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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100348
Bernat Vinolas , Maria del Mar Casanovas-Rubio , Oriol Pons-Valladares , Irene Josa , Jaume Armengou , Albert de la Fuente
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Environmental and economic sustainability assessment of biofuels from valorising spent coffee grounds 从废弃咖啡渣中提取生物燃料的环境和经济可持续性评估
IF 4.9
Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100347
Piya Gosalvitr , Rosa M. Cuéllar-Franca , Robin Smith , Adisa Azapagic
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Assessing the economic feasibility and environmental sustainability of 3D printed dysphagic food 评估3D打印消化不良食品的经济可行性和环境可持续性
IF 4.9
Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100341
Alexandros Stratakos , Antonia Vyrkou , Oluwatobi Fatola , Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis
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Life cycle assessment of organic chocolate production in Peru 秘鲁有机巧克力生产的生命周期评估
IF 4.9
Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100322
Ian Vázquez-Rowe , Patricia Mogrovejo , Eizo Muñoz-Sovero , Pablo González-Socorro , Jhonnatan Murga , Shenali Madhanaroopan , Salma Fotovat , Taylor Stanley , Karin Bartl , Isabel Quispe
{"title":"Life cycle assessment of organic chocolate production in Peru","authors":"Ian Vázquez-Rowe ,&nbsp;Patricia Mogrovejo ,&nbsp;Eizo Muñoz-Sovero ,&nbsp;Pablo González-Socorro ,&nbsp;Jhonnatan Murga ,&nbsp;Shenali Madhanaroopan ,&nbsp;Salma Fotovat ,&nbsp;Taylor Stanley ,&nbsp;Karin Bartl ,&nbsp;Isabel Quispe","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100322","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100322","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Limited studies have been conducted in Latin America related to the environmental profile of cocoa and chocolate production using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The current study conducts a cradle-to-gate LCA of the production of organic chocolate products in Peru, considering cocoa cultivation practices by a group of 21 female producers located in central Peru in the year 2022. Data were collected on-site at cultivation sites and processing plant using questionnaires with the technical staff. Beyond fossil and biogenic emissions linked to cultivation, transport of dried cocoa, and manufacturing activities at the chocolate producing plant, carbon capture on fields by cocoa and shading trees was modeled and included in the carbon balance. A total of 8 impact categories were selected, considering different environmental compartments. Results for global warming using the main scenario show a range of values from 4.33 kg CO<sub>2</sub>eq per kilogram of final chocolate product to 4.88 kg CO<sub>2</sub>eq. Most impacts are derived from the production of dry cocoa beans and, to a lesser extent, upstream sugarcane production. However, important differences were evident when the individual cocoa producers were analyzed, with agroforestry systems presenting lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than cocoa monocrops. Regarding water scarcity, the activities at the chocolate processing plant were found to contribute more than water use at the cocoa cultivation sites. For other impact categories, toxicity emissions at the cultivation site were relatively low given the organic characteristics of the fields, which do not use conventional pesticides. The post-harvest management of the cocoa pods (i.e., composting) is a critical source of GHG emissions. Hence, adequate composting conditions maintain methane emissions low, but direct return of the pods to the field can generate a substantial increase in GHG emissions. Carbon sequestration from above ground biomass, mainly from shading and cocoa trees, appears to mitigate an important fraction of these emissions if shading is homogeneous and sufficiently dense across the fields.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100322"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145107619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Institutional openness and green low-carbon transition ——empirical evidence from China 制度开放与绿色低碳转型——来自中国的经验证据
IF 4.9
Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100333
Yanping Liu , Yu Zhang
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Comparative life cycle sustainability of transformer cores with metallic glass alloys 金属玻璃合金变压器铁芯的寿命周期可持续性比较
IF 4.9
Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100367
Fahid Abu-Salah , Elsa Maalouf
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Operationalizing sustainability measurement in the agrifood sector: Insights from the foodmeter tool 在农业食品部门实施可持续性测量:来自食品计量工具的见解
IF 4.9
Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100370
S. Falasco, A. Saladini, P. Caputo, B. Mura, G. Ferla
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Eco-innovation and green entrepreneurship: Transforming challenges into opportunities for the environment 生态创新和绿色创业:将环境挑战转化为机遇
IF 4.9
Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100345
Leola Dewiyani , Arita Marini , Gusti Yarmi , Nelfiyanti , Dwi Atmanto , Sardi Salim , Desy Safitri , Parulian Irwansyah , Musril Zahari , Rezeqi Hardam Saputro , Asep Marfu
{"title":"Eco-innovation and green entrepreneurship: Transforming challenges into opportunities for the environment","authors":"Leola Dewiyani ,&nbsp;Arita Marini ,&nbsp;Gusti Yarmi ,&nbsp;Nelfiyanti ,&nbsp;Dwi Atmanto ,&nbsp;Sardi Salim ,&nbsp;Desy Safitri ,&nbsp;Parulian Irwansyah ,&nbsp;Musril Zahari ,&nbsp;Rezeqi Hardam Saputro ,&nbsp;Asep Marfu","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100345","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100345","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aims to analyze the impact of eco-innovation and green entrepreneurial orientation on environmental awareness and sustainability practices, and their effect on green business strategies among engineering students in Indonesia. The study employs a quantitative approach with a survey method, and data analysis was performed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to test the relationships between variables. The respondents in this study were engineering students in Indonesia who are involved in sustainability-oriented entrepreneurial activities or technological innovations. The key findings of this study indicate that eco-innovation and green entrepreneurial orientation have a positive and significant impact on environmental awareness and sustainability practices. Additionally, environmental awareness is found to mediate the relationship between eco-innovation, green entrepreneurial orientation, and green business strategies. However, sustainability practices were not found to be a significant mediator in the relationship between these variables and green business strategies. These findings highlight the importance of integrating environmental awareness into engineering education to foster innovative green entrepreneurs. The contribution of this study lies in expanding the literature on the role of environmental awareness in shaping green business strategies, particularly within the context of engineering education in Indonesia. The originality of this study is reflected in testing the model of relationships between eco-innovation, green entrepreneurial orientation, and green business strategies among engineering students, an area that remains underexplored in previous research in Indonesia. This study provides recommendations for educational policies to facilitate the development of green entrepreneurship among engineering students.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100345"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145268213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Decarbonization in the automotive sector: A scenario-based analysis of original equipment manufacturer pathways 汽车行业的脱碳:基于场景的原始设备制造商路径分析
IF 4.9
Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100336
Thomas Fugger , Joseph Poligkeit , Christoph Herrmann
{"title":"Decarbonization in the automotive sector: A scenario-based analysis of original equipment manufacturer pathways","authors":"Thomas Fugger ,&nbsp;Joseph Poligkeit ,&nbsp;Christoph Herrmann","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100336","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100336","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The automotive industry plays a crucial role in climate change mitigation due to its significant share of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the life cycle of its products. As a result, many original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have adopted absolute or relative carbon reduction targets covering scope 1–3 emissions. However, there is a lack of industry-wide insight into how these efforts align with the reductions needed to meet a well-below 2 °C or 1.5 °C climate pathway. This paper addresses this gap through a scenario analysis of major automotive manufacturers from 2020 to 2050. Starting from OEM GHG inventories for 2020, sector decarbonization pathways (SDPs) are developed for all scope 1–3 emission categories, focusing on key emission hotspots. Three comparative scenarios (benchmark, ambitious, net-zero) are constructed and compared to an OEM-based scenario reflecting current corporate targets and production plans. The analysis reveals that published OEM targets are insufficient in both scope and ambition to meet the well-below 2 °C target. Moreover, substantial differences exist among OEMs regarding target coverage, ambition levels, and timelines. To enable a more effective decarbonization of the automotive sector, urgent, comprehensive, and collaborative action is needed. This includes robust portfolio planning, the adoption of clear and ambitious climate targets, and the development of actionable strategies—particularly in addressing future emission hotspots, notably scope 3 category 1.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100336"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145268214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Sustainability beyond buildings: Assessing environmental impacts of Swedish urban life using LCA and emergy indicators 超越建筑的可持续性:使用LCA和能源指标评估瑞典城市生活的环境影响
IF 4.9
Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100343
Louise Bartek , Daniel Bergquist , Daniela Garcia-Caro , Christopher Malefors , Mattias Eriksson
{"title":"Sustainability beyond buildings: Assessing environmental impacts of Swedish urban life using LCA and emergy indicators","authors":"Louise Bartek ,&nbsp;Daniel Bergquist ,&nbsp;Daniela Garcia-Caro ,&nbsp;Christopher Malefors ,&nbsp;Mattias Eriksson","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100343","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100343","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As cities continue to grow, understanding the full scope of environmental impacts associated with urban living becomes increasingly critical to ensure sustainable development and the fulfilment of ecological goals. This study integrates Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) into the Emergy Synthesis (ES) framework, generating a hybrid EmLCA method to assess environmental footprint of urban life, offering a holistic analysis of both material and service-related impacts. Using a Swedish residential complex as case study, results show that lifestyle factors, such as meat consumption, fast fashion, and private car use, are major contributors to climate change, eutrophication, acidification, and resource depletion, while the built environment accounts for only 1–2 % of total impact. These findings challenge the conventional sustainability aspects such as construction materials and energy use, underscoring the need to also address consumption patterns and societal systems that shape urban life. The inclusion of services, despite certain limitations, offers a broader and more realistic perspective on urban sustainability. This study highlights the importance of supporting sustainable lifestyles through policies that promote shared resources, reduce reliance on private vehicles, and encourage shifts toward less resource-intensive diets. By moving beyond the building envelope, the EmLCA approach offers valuable insights for urban planning and policy aimed at reducing emissions and fostering more sustainable cities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100343"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145268215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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