Essays about: "Product Environmental Footprint"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 83 essays containing the words Product Environmental Footprint.

  1. 1. Development and Application of an End-of-Life Framework

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Daniel Blomberg; David Lorang; [2023]
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    Abstract : As the global climate crisis becomes more urgent, organizations are forced to find ways of reducing their environmental footprint to meet changing climate policies and consumer demands. As the automotive industry is adapting to the shift from internal combustion engines to electrification, as well as the shift from traditional linear business models to circular ones, there is a chance for new actors entering the market to adopt circular business models from their inception, giving them an edge over incumbent firms who have slower adaption times. READ MORE

  2. 2. A European Material Kuznets Curve

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Pyry Järvinen; Emil Fernström; [2023]
    Keywords : Material Kuznets Curve; Environmental Kuznets Curve; Economic Growth; Economics Development; Material Footprint; Emissions; Sustainable Growth; Decoupling; Europe;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis investigates the correlation between 28 European countries’material footprints (MF), as proxied by their Raw Material Consumption (RMC)per capita, and the environmental impact indicated by their carbon dioxide (CO2)emissions per capita, respectively, with their economic development, measured bytheir purchase power parity adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) per capita,during the period of 2008 to 2019. Specifically, through the theoretical frameworkof the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) and by utilizing Fixed EffectsOrdinary Least Squares regression models as well as Pooled Mean Groupestimation, the thesis asks whether or not evidence can be found for the possibleexistence of an EKC, an inverted-U shaped relationship between environmentaldegradation and economic development, within this European context. READ MORE

  3. 3. Environmental impact assessment of construction materials in a battery factory

    University essay from KTH/Hållbara byggnader

    Author : Monica Angulo Diaz; [2023]
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    Abstract : This paper explores the environmental impact of construction materials in a battery factory, with a particular focus on their global warming potential, acidification, and eutrophication potential. The production of construction materials is found to contribute significantly to the overall environmental impact of a building, with steel and concrete identified as having the highest impact among the materials analyzed. READ MORE

  4. 4. The carbon footprint of rye bread production in Sweden : a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the Fazer product Rågkusar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Stella Hildersten; [2023]
    Keywords : Life Cycle Assessment LCA ; bread; rye bread; bread production; sustainable development; carbon footprint; global warming potential;

    Abstract : The future will require sustainable food systems; systems that meets the present and the future with consideration of economic and social development, as well as environmental protection. In the current food system, two key drivers towards environmental pressure are agriculture and food consumption. READ MORE

  5. 5. Life Cycle Assessment as a decision-making tool within vaccine manufacturing – Potential and Limitations

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Simon Deklerck; [2023]
    Keywords : Decision-making; energy intensive industries; Life Cycle Assessment; Life Cycle Inventory; pharmaceutical; Product Footprint Calculator; value chain; vaccine manufacturing;

    Abstract : Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a widely used method for evaluating the environmental impacts of a product throughout its entire life cycle. As a decision-making tool, LCA allows decision-makers to identify the environmental hotspots in a product or process, and to explore opportunities for improvement. READ MORE