The limitations of bioeconomy LCA studies for understanding the transition to sustainable bioeconomy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Transition to bioeconomy requires all actors and stakeholders to measure the impact of systems that use bioresources and technologies to provision society. There are however some challenges with integrating LCA into business development and management, which have important implications for bioeconomy. There have been many LCA studies published in the twenty-first century, but the question must be answered: how useful are these LCA studies to help understand and manage transition to sustainable bioeconomy?

Method

This research used a structured literature review to identify 83 bioeconomy LCA studies published from January 2006 to June 2021 (excluding bioenergy). The studies were analysed for compliance with the ISO 14044 standard, with specific reference to the goal,

SUBMITTER: Talwar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9114090 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature