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Dual inhibitors for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and ammonia volatilization in rice for enhancing environmental sustainability 减少水稻温室气体排放和氨挥发的双重抑制剂，提高环境可持续性

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100199

Ankita Paul , Arti Bhatia , Ritu Tomer , Vinod Kumar , Shikha Sharma , Ruchita Pal , Usha Mina , Rajesh Kumar , K.M. Manjaiah , Bidisha Chakrabarti , Niveta Jain , Y.S. Shivay

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The environmental impact of extraction: A holistic review of the quarry lifecycle 开采对环境的影响：对采石场生命周期的全面审查

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100201

Christina Lee, Gauti Asbjörnsson, Erik Hulthén, Magnus Evertsson

{"title":"The environmental impact of extraction: A holistic review of the quarry lifecycle","authors":"Christina Lee, Gauti Asbjörnsson, Erik Hulthén, Magnus Evertsson","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100201","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>As more companies start disclosing environmental, social, & governance (ESG) information, a holistic understanding of environmental impact is needed to provide transparency on the different concerns of stakeholders from different backgrounds. The extraction industries are poised to play a pivotal role in providing key environmental information to downstream organizations. However, these industries face unique environmental challenges, making it difficult to identify what is significant to disclose. This article explores significant environmental impacts within the quarrying sector, from a lifecycle perspective. Quarries, where mechanical extraction and processing for rock products (including aggregates and ornamental stone) occur, are integral for infrastructure projects worldwide. To identify significant environmental aspects that should be considered in comprehensive environmental assessment for quarry stakeholders, a systematic literature review is conducted with in-depth content analysis. This reveals potential significant environmental impacts, trends, and crucial knowledge gaps. Nine relevant environmental aspects are found across six lifecycle stages for quarries. Notably, differences in environmental concepts are observed. To help overcome some conceptual barriers and improve understanding at a holistic level, environmental aspects are mapped to endpoint impacts where notable damages can occur. The findings suggest more harmonization of significance assessment for environmental impacts is needed to facilitate cross-disciplinary discourse. Waste management and transport emerge as key areas that demand increased attention. Additionally, future research efforts should focus on exploring ways to reduce environmental impact in quarries.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100201"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666789424000394/pdfft?md5=18469a6be742678c259ffa6193928ce3&pid=1-s2.0-S2666789424000394-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141250260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Distribution of benefits and adverse effects and their role in industrial symbiosis decision-making – A Swedish case study 利益和不利影响的分配及其在工业共生决策中的作用--瑞典案例研究

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100202

Lovisa Harfeldt-Berg

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Systematic literature review on system dynamic modeling of sustainable business model strategies 可持续商业模式战略的系统动态建模文献综述

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100200

Agusta Thora Jonsdottir , Lara Johannsdottir , Brynhildur Davidsdottir

{"title":"Systematic literature review on system dynamic modeling of sustainable business model strategies","authors":"Agusta Thora Jonsdottir , Lara Johannsdottir , Brynhildur Davidsdottir","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100200","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100200","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The need for more studies on the dynamics of business models has been recognized, especially when considering how business models need to transform to support the transition toward sustainable development and a circular economy. System dynamics business model simulations can explore relationships between business strategy, daily operations, strategy implementation, and stakeholder interactions. This study aims to synthesize and analyze findings from existing literature on system dynamic modeling of business models. Following the PSALSAR systematic literature review framework, the results highlight a noticeable focus shift in the evolution of sustainable business model strategies. Before 2016, scholars focused on resource maximization strategies and sustainable scale-up solutions. Post-2016 emphasis has revolved around strategies delivering functionality, adopting a stewardship role, and closing the resource loop. The findings support that system dynamics is a powerful tool for business model innovation, allowing risk-free testing of scenarios and helping to identify leverage points, such as regulations, policies, and product/service design. System dynamics advance the business model paradigm, especially for implementing sustainability strategies. Consequently, this study has implications for scholars, policymakers, and the business community, given its application to furthering sustainable development and the circular economy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100200"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666789424000382/pdfft?md5=a8dce2b672b558f1d61f73a13dcbd696&pid=1-s2.0-S2666789424000382-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141275882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Life cycle assessment of open field sea fennel production in central Italy 意大利中部露地海茴香生产的生命周期评估

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100198

Daniele Duca, Kofi Armah Boakye-Yiadom, Alessio Ilari, Lucia Aquilanti, Ester Foppa Pedretti

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Environmental comparison of food-packaging systems: The significance of shelf-life extension 食品包装系统的环境比较：延长保质期的意义

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100197

Harrison Tetteh , Mercè Balcells , Ilija Sazdovski , Pere Fullana-i-Palmer , María Margallo , Rubén Aldaco , Rita Puig

{"title":"Environmental comparison of food-packaging systems: The significance of shelf-life extension","authors":"Harrison Tetteh , Mercè Balcells , Ilija Sazdovski , Pere Fullana-i-Palmer , María Margallo , Rubén Aldaco , Rita Puig","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100197","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Consumer-level food waste has considerable environmental consequences and is related to packaging and its impact on product shelf life. This study uses the life cycle assessment methodology to compare food packaging systems with similar or varying shelf life. When comparing packaging with different shelf life, estimating food waste from retail to consumer related to shelf life becomes crucial. Currently, no validated models exist for this purpose, and this paper contributes, for the first time, to a critical comparison of existing models. Key findings from a case study on chicken meat packaging reveal that extending the shelf life from 6 to 15 days in a PET tray, employing a modified atmosphere (with the highest packaging-to-food ratio), led to an average reduction in food waste from 47% to 15% of the total chicken meat produced at the slaughterhouse, consequently reducing Climate Change by approximately 78%. The range of food waste estimate was 24–66% using 5 different models. Despite this variation, a sensitivity analysis demonstrates that the comparison results remain consistent, emphasising the significance of food waste in the environmental impact. This underscores the crucial need for a validated method to assess food waste based on shelf life in food packaging ecodesign.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100197"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666789424000357/pdfft?md5=4a7e9637b751c4d3534cc81a055af68b&pid=1-s2.0-S2666789424000357-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141243413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Revisiting the challenges of ozone depletion in life cycle assessment 在生命周期评估中重新审视臭氧消耗的挑战

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2024-05-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100196

Anne E.M. van den Oever , Stefano Puricelli , Daniele Costa , Nils Thonemann , Maeva Lavigne Philippot , Maarten Messagie

{"title":"Revisiting the challenges of ozone depletion in life cycle assessment","authors":"Anne E.M. van den Oever , Stefano Puricelli , Daniele Costa , Nils Thonemann , Maeva Lavigne Philippot , Maarten Messagie","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100196","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100196","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Recent works have highlighted the interconnected impacts of stratospheric ozone depletion, ultraviolet (UV) radiation, and climate change on various sectors, including water quality, agriculture, human health, and biodiversity. Increased UV-B exposure has diverse environmental impacts, including potential benefits like enhanced plant resistance and reduced vitamin D deficiency. However, the quantification of these effects remains incomplete. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) serves to quantify the environmental impacts of product systems. This article revisits challenges related to ozone depletion in LCA by reviewing 15 Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) methods. It is shown that the currently available LCA ozone depletion practices are outdated. The combined effects of outdated background databases and incomplete impact assessment methods must be further investigated. Collaboration with atmospheric scientists and expansion of substances covered by characterization models are required. The study emphasizes the need to address interlinkages between impact categories and recommends climate scenario-dependent characterization for robust decision-making in an uncertain world.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100196"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666789424000345/pdfft?md5=590861f5a34f8875655e5b1a71685f4c&pid=1-s2.0-S2666789424000345-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141083635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Multiscale spatiotemporal characterisation of embodied environmental performance of building structures in Geneva from 1850 to 2018 1850 年至 2018 年日内瓦建筑结构体现的环境性能的多尺度时空表征

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2024-05-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100194

Corentin Fivet , Catherine De Wolf , Thibaut Menny , Serena Vanbutsele , André Stephan

{"title":"Multiscale spatiotemporal characterisation of embodied environmental performance of building structures in Geneva from 1850 to 2018","authors":"Corentin Fivet , Catherine De Wolf , Thibaut Menny , Serena Vanbutsele , André Stephan","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100194","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Load-bearing systems in buildings, significant in material use and embodied greenhouse gas emissions (EGHGE), have lacked detailed analysis on their environmental and functional relationships over time and space. This study evaluates the environmental impacts of building structures in Geneva, Switzerland, considering factors like material usage, EGHGE, and urban development. A new method using a similarity-weighted function projects environmental impacts onto a GIS-based building stock, analysing 48 archetypal and 84,477 stock buildings built from 1850 to 2018. Results show a 37% reduction in structural volume per floor area and a 10% increase in mass over time. Buildings predating the masonry-to-concrete transition would produce 7% more EGHGE if constructed today. Multi-residential buildings emit 14% less EGHGE than single homes. A new indicator amortizes upfront environmental effects over a building's lifespan, aiding in historical comparisons of building stocks. This approach underscores the need for spatial-temporal environmental impact mapping to understand sustainable urban development dynamics.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100194"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666789424000321/pdfft?md5=6566e6c44f94166bf5383fb2f10d676f&pid=1-s2.0-S2666789424000321-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141097383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Technical-economic and environmental assessment of marine biofuels produced in Brazil 巴西生产的海洋生物燃料的技术经济和环境评估

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2024-05-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100195

Lucas Cesilla de Souza, Joaquim Eugênio Abel Seabra

{"title":"Technical-economic and environmental assessment of marine biofuels produced in Brazil","authors":"Lucas Cesilla de Souza, Joaquim Eugênio Abel Seabra","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100195","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100195","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study compared the technical-economic and life cycle environmental (LCA) performance of a bulk carrier, powered by different biofuels that could potentially be produced in Brazil, with a ship powered by low-sulfur fuel oil (LSFO). Six biofuel pathways and two power systems (two-stroke diesel engine and solid oxide fuel cell) were evaluated. The technical-economic assessment estimated the minimum fuel selling price (MFSP), and the impacts on the levelized cost of shipping (LCOS). All biofuels showed reductions ranging from 63.12% to 89.98% in GHG emissions per t.km compared to LSFO. Biofuels also performed better in terms of fine particulate matter formation and fossil resource scarcity, while results for the other environmental categories varied according to the production pathway. From an economic perspective, all biofuels showed higher MFSP (2.46–3.75 times) and LCOS (1.58–3.08 times) compared to LSFO. The results showed the potential of biofuels to reduce the carbon footprint and the economic challenges to overcome. In this sense, governmental programs and incentives can allow marine biofuels bridge the competitivity gap with fossil fuels. In the short-term, the adoption of different strategies, such as offsetting schemes, may be necessary for the international shipping decarbonization.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100195"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666789424000333/pdfft?md5=e58f193bfafd1e8e8a2834e4e123e640&pid=1-s2.0-S2666789424000333-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141042560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Advancing urban water autonomy: A Social Life Cycle Assessment of rainwater harvesting systems in Mexico City 推进城市用水自治：墨西哥城雨水收集系统的社会生命周期评估

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2024-05-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100193

Raúl Castelán-Cabañas , Alejandro Padilla-Rivera , Carlos Muñoz-Villarreal , Leonor Patricia Güereca-Hernández

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