You Zhang , Xuewei Liu , Laure Patouillard , Manuele Margni , Cécile Bulle , Zengwei Yuan
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Where coal is produced really matters the environmental impacts
China is the largest coal producer. The environmental impacts caused by its vast production deserve attention. Previous site-generic life cycle assessment (LCA) studies focused on single or several coal mines, ignoring spatial heterogeneity of environmental impacts and hardly providing industry-level suggestions. Here, we propose a technical framework for regionalized LCA and evaluate provincial-level environmental impacts per tonne of coal in China. It reveals significant variations in climate change and particulate matter formation potential (PMFP), with water scarcity potential (WSP) showing the highest spatial disparities, and also demonstrates the significance of this work. Key processes dominating environmental impacts and underlying factors driving these variations are identified. Furthermore, the total PMFP and WSP of provincial-level coal production since 2002 are estimated, showing a growing trend in spatial variation. This study provides valuable insights to enhance the environmental performance of China's coal industry and serves as a methodological reference for regionalized LCA research.
期刊介绍:
The journal Resources, Conservation & Recycling welcomes contributions from research, which consider sustainable management and conservation of resources. The journal prioritizes understanding the transformation processes crucial for transitioning toward more sustainable production and consumption systems. It highlights technological, economic, institutional, and policy aspects related to specific resource management practices such as conservation, recycling, and resource substitution, as well as broader strategies like improving resource productivity and restructuring production and consumption patterns.
Contributions may address regional, national, or international scales and can range from individual resources or technologies to entire sectors or systems. Authors are encouraged to explore scientific and methodological issues alongside practical, environmental, and economic implications. However, manuscripts focusing solely on laboratory experiments without discussing their broader implications will not be considered for publication in the journal.