When the Background Matters Using Scenarios from Integrated Assessment Models in Prospective Life Cycle Assessment

The environmental and material implications of circular transitions A diffusion and product-life-cycle-based modeling framework

Circular business models (CBMs) and their potential environmental benefits have been widely assessed by using life cycle assessment (LCA). However, most LCA studies consider static systems and assume instant and full technology adoption, limiting the analysis of the implications of circular transitions. Considering technology diffusion in LCA...

Modeling copper demand in China up to 2050: A business-as-usual scenario based on dynamic stock and flow analysis

In this paper, we develop a dynamic stock model and scenario analysis involving a bottom-up approach to analyze copper demand in China from 2005 to 2050 based on government and related sectoral policies. The results show that in the short-term, China's copper industry cannot achieve a completely circular economy without additional measures....

A bi-level model to optimize road networks for a mixture of manual and automated driving: an evolutionary local search algorithm

This paper presents a bi-level model to optimize automated-vehicle-friendly subnetworks in urban road networks and an efficient algorithm to solve the model, which is relevant for the transition period with vehicles of different automation levels. We formulate the problem as a network design problem, define solution requirements, present an...

Towards Robust Authoritative Assessments of Environmental Impacts Embodied in Trade Current State and Recommendations

Global multiregional input-output databases (GMRIOs) became the standard tool for tracking environmental impacts through global supply chains. To date, several GMRIOs are available, but the numerical results differ. This paper considers how GMRIOs can be made more robust and authoritative. We show that GMRIOs need detail in environmentally...

Recent Progress in Assessment of Resource Efficiency and Environmental Impacts Embodied in Trade An Introduction to this Special Issue

European standpoint to active packaging - legislation, autorization, and compliance testing