Climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution—the triple planetary crisis—increasingly
threaten the Earth system, necessitating tools such as life-cycle assessment (LCA) that can …

Abstract Prospective Life Cycle Assessment (pLCA) is useful to evaluate the environmental
performance of current and emerging technologies in the future. Yet, as energy systems and …

For each kilogram of food protein wasted, between 15 and 750 kg of CO2 end up in the
atmosphere. With this alarming carbon footprint, food protein waste not only contributes to …

Purpose Cultivated meat (CM) is attracting increased attention as an environmentally
sustainable and animal-friendly alternative to conventional meat. As the technology matures …

A large number of prospective climate scenarios rely on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)
technologies to limit global warming below 2° C. To date, however, a comprehensive …

Direct air capture (DAC) is critical for achieving stringent climate targets, yet the
environmental implications of its large-scale deployment have not been evaluated in this …

In circular economies, it is imperative to implement effective environmental management
solutions to address resource depletion. Over the past few years, there has been a growing …

Two electrolysis technologies fed with renewable energy sources are promising for the
production of CO 2-free hydrogen and enabling the transition to a hydrogen society: Alkaline …

Purpose Future scenarios and life cycle assessment (LCA) are powerful tools that can
provide early sustainability assessments of novel products, technologies and systems. The …

Purpose Much progress has recently been made in modelling future background systems for
LCA by including future scenario data, eg from Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs), into …