Learning Curves in Prospective Life Cycle Assessment.

ABSTRACT: Environmental learning curves have great potential to predict future changes in environmental footprints of technologies as part of prospective life cycle assessments. However, concrete guidance is currently missing on how to integrate environmental learning curves into prospective life cycle assessments. Here, we propose a method to combine (i) process-specific environmental learning curves for key technology parameters and (ii) projections from integrated assessment models to include relevant changes in background processes, such as expected decarbonization of the electricity grid. Our method enables process contribution analyses, uncertainty and sensitivity analyses, and flexibility in the assessment of various impact categories. Application of our proposed method is demonstrated in a c

SUBMITTER: van der Hulst MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12355957 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature