Objective
To achieve a better understanding of the links between technological change and environmental performance using life cycle analysis (LCA) techniques, with particular emphasis on mature process industries.
OBJECTIVES:
To achieve a better understanding of the links between technological change and environmental performance using life cycle analysis (LCA) techniques, with particular emphasis on mature process industries.
DESCRIPTION:
The research comprises empirical studies of technological change in two mature process industries; organic chemicals and paper. The case studies contain four components:
i) an inventory of existing industrial process plant; including a database of potential new medium-term technologies and the description of a small number of representative production "routes";
ii) life cycle inventories, including the mass and energy balances for each of the (main) production, use, recycling and waste management stages and the associated environmental impacts resulting from the processes;
iii) a survey of the organization and structure of the relevant industries in the EU, together with the major drivers such as prices, global competition and regulation;
iv) a review of the potential impact of policy and regulatory measures and an inventory of existing measures. New policies that accelerate the development and diffusion of cleaner technologies are identified.
The work illuminates several issues relevant to the promotion of an environmentally sustainable and compeititve industrial sector in the EU: clarifying and attributing the environmental benefits of clean technology; and examining the role of policy instruments.
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- natural sciences computer and information sciences databases
- engineering and technology environmental engineering waste management
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Coordinator
BN1 9RF Falmer - Brighton
United Kingdom
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