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Analyzing the Consequences of Sharing Principles on Different Economies:A Case Study of Short Rotation Coppice Poplar Wood Panel Production Value Chain
Quantifying the environmental impacts of value chains on the earth’s ecological limits is crucial to designing science-based strategies for environmental sustainability. Combining the Planetary Boundaries (PB) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) framework can be used to estimate if a value chain can be considered as Absolute Environmentally Sustainable (AES) in relation to the PB. One of the crucial steps in implementing the PB-LCA framework is using sharing principals to downscale the global PB to smaller scales (e.g., country) and calculate an assigned Safe Operating Space (aSOS). This study assesses the potential AES of a wood panel value chain in Austria and Slovakia to understand the consequences of applying diverse sharing principles on different economies. Two economic and one emission-based sharing principles were compared. The results show that depending on the sharing principle implemented, different conclusions on the AES and potential strategies at a value chain and national level are achieved. Economic-based sharing principles are biased to the value chain’s economical contribution. As for the emission-based approach, greater aSOS is given to systems with a higher contribution of emissions. A potential downside of either approach is that it can lead to misleading environmental strategies, such as hindering the development of less wealthy value chains and giving less incentive to improve environmental efficiency. These outcomes highlight the importance of further research into resolving the issues about just assignment of SOS. Moreover, our study contributes to the effort of making the PB-LCA framework relevant for strategic decision-making at a value chain level.
Analyzing the Consequences of Sharing Principles on Different Economies:A Case Study of Short Rotation Coppice Poplar Wood Panel Production Value Chain
Quantifying the environmental impacts of value chains on the earth’s ecological limits is crucial to designing science-based strategies for environmental sustainability. Combining the Planetary Boundaries (PB) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) framework can be used to estimate if a value chain can be considered as Absolute Environmentally Sustainable (AES) in relation to the PB. One of the crucial steps in implementing the PB-LCA framework is using sharing principals to downscale the global PB to smaller scales (e.g., country) and calculate an assigned Safe Operating Space (aSOS). This study assesses the potential AES of a wood panel value chain in Austria and Slovakia to understand the consequences of applying diverse sharing principles on different economies. Two economic and one emission-based sharing principles were compared. The results show that depending on the sharing principle implemented, different conclusions on the AES and potential strategies at a value chain and national level are achieved. Economic-based sharing principles are biased to the value chain’s economical contribution. As for the emission-based approach, greater aSOS is given to systems with a higher contribution of emissions. A potential downside of either approach is that it can lead to misleading environmental strategies, such as hindering the development of less wealthy value chains and giving less incentive to improve environmental efficiency. These outcomes highlight the importance of further research into resolving the issues about just assignment of SOS. Moreover, our study contributes to the effort of making the PB-LCA framework relevant for strategic decision-making at a value chain level.
Analyzing the Consequences of Sharing Principles on Different Economies:A Case Study of Short Rotation Coppice Poplar Wood Panel Production Value Chain
Echenique, Enrique Alejandro Perdomo (author) / Ryberg, Morten (author) / Vea, Eldbjørg Blikra (author) / Schwarzbauer, Peter (author) / Hesser, Franziska (author)
2022-01-01
Echenique , E A P , Ryberg , M , Vea , E B , Schwarzbauer , P & Hesser , F 2022 , ' Analyzing the Consequences of Sharing Principles on Different Economies : A Case Study of Short Rotation Coppice Poplar Wood Panel Production Value Chain ' , Forests , vol. 13 , no. 3 , 461 . https://doi.org/10.3390/f13030461
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/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/affordable_and_clean_energy , Life cycle assessment , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/responsible_consumption_and_production , Environmental sustainability , name=SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production , Absolute sustainability , name=SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy , Planetary boundaries , Wood-based products
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