In a context of mobility electrification, the number of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries is increasing rapidly. As Li-ion batteries depend on a variety of critical and strategical materials, it is essential to assess their environmental impacts. The literature has shown that there is a significant heterogeneity in the methods, software, indicators, functional units, scope, data used and...
Green hydrogen technologies have emerged as promising technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Produced using renewable energy through water electrolysis, green hydrogen offers a carbon-free alternative for sectors like heavy industry and long-haul transport, and enhances energy system resilience by storing green electricity chemically. As an increasing number of technologies for...
This abstract is an essential description of the work going on within the "Evaluation of policies for enhancing sustainable wheat production in Italy"
(ECOWHEATALY) research project. The ECOWHEATALY project focuses on the power of policies in providing economic incentives for farms switching from less to more sustainable wheat production techniques.
To address real-world complexity,...
Rising environmental pressure from anthropogenic systems asserts the need to evaluate anthropogenic systems designs in terms of environmental sustainability. Absolute environmental sustainability assessment enables such an evaluation by comparing the anthropogenic system’s environmental impacts against system-specific thresholds for environmental sustainability. However, this approach depends...
Semiconductors are essential to the development of information and communication technologies (ICT). This industry is characterized by rapid innovation and industrial secrecy, with state-of-the-art manufacturing processes kept confidential and proprietary. From an environmental perspective, the semiconductor industry is also a resource- and energy-intensive sector, with a significant footprint...
