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LCA of CCS and CCUS applied to cement production What integrating time reveals about climate benefits of CCS and CCUS. COST Action TrANsMIT webinar · password required. IAM scenarios workshop Climate objectives, IAM narratives, energy-system pathways, Premise transformations, and prospective LCA. LCA through time When does modelling time change the comparison between BECCS and DACCS? Conventional, prospective, and time-explicit LCA.
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Foundational publication PRospective EnvironMental Impact asSEment (premise): A streamlined approach to producing databases for prospective life cycle assessment using integrated assessment models Romain Sacchi et al. · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · 2022 DOI ↗

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An analysis of the effects of changes in Premise databases on the environmental impacts of key products Marc van der Meide et al. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · 10.1007/s11367-026-02712-2 MethodologyIntegrated assessment models Prospective life cycle assessment of alternative fuels and carbon capture in Swiss gas-fired power plants Laura Berra et al. Energy & Fuels · 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5c05190 Energy systemsFuelsCarbon capture Projecting environmental improvements in mineral processing pathways: The case of cathode active material production Sophia Roy et al. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · 10.1007/s11367-026-02658-5 BatteriesMaterialsMining Urban metabolism in transition: A dynamic modeling of stock-flow-service nexus in the built environment Xiaoyi Liu et al. Journal of Industrial Ecology · 10.1007/s44498-026-00092-2 BuildingsCircular economy Magnesium silicate binder shows potential as a carbon-neutral route for cement manufacture Christoph Naber et al. Communications Sustainability · 10.1038/s44458-026-00085-z IndustryCementEmerging technologies Technical and environmental assessment of renewable dimethyl ether production from CO2 in different European contexts Mohamad Kanso et al. Frontiers in Chemical Engineering · 10.3389/fceng.2026.1796275 ChemicalsFuelsCarbon dioxide utilization Recycling fossil infrastructure for cleaner energy transitions Hauke Schlesier, Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez & Harald Desing Nature Communications · 10.1038/s41467-026-70777-6 Energy systemsCircular economy Pathways to global hydrogen production within planetary boundaries Michaël Lejeune et al. Nature Communications · 10.1038/s41467-026-70168-x HydrogenPlanetary boundariesEnergy systems Time-explicit life cycle assessment of a lyocell dress using bw_timex with biogenic carbon accounting Adisa Ramadhan Wiloso et al. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · 10.1007/s11367-026-02616-1 MethodologyTextiles Prospective life cycle assessment framework for energy transition scenarios based on the EnergyPLAN tool Lasse Krogh Poulsen et al. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · 10.1007/s11367-026-02594-4 Energy systemsMethodology Hourly Attributional Prospective Life Cycle Assessment of the Italian Electricity Grid Juan Diego Cortés Castelblanco, Giuseppe Muliere & Jacopo Famiglietti Sustainability · 10.3390/su18031506 Energy systemsMethodology Contextual conditions define maximum energy-use threshold in low-carbon controlled environment agriculture for agri-food transformation Shiwei Ng, Olaf Hinrichsen & S. Viswanathan Nature Communications · 10.1038/s41467-026-68631-w AgricultureEnergy systems Prospective characterization factors for assessing climate change impacts in life cycle assessments Marcos D. Barbosa Watanabe & Francesco Cherubini Environmental Science & Technology · 10.1021/acs.est.5c12391 MethodologyClimate change Battery-electric passenger vehicles will be cost-effective across Africa well before 2040 Bessie Noll et al. Nature Energy · 10.1038/s41560-025-01955-x TransportElectric vehiclesEnergy systems Leveraging circular nutrients to improve the sustainability of peri-urban agriculture Angelica Mendoza Beltrán et al. npj Urban Sustainability · 10.1038/s42949-025-00333-6 AgricultureCircular economy Life cycle assessment of manure-based biomethane with carbon capture and storage for Argentina's transport sector Lucas M. Machin Ferrero, Agustín Almaraz & Fernando D. Mele Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments · 10.1016/j.seta.2026.104820 TransportFuelsCarbon capture Assessing Pathways to Carbon Neutrality in the Ceramic Sector: A Prospective Life Cycle Assessment under Energy System Projections and Technology Scenarios Ángel Galán-Martín et al. Environmental Science & Technology · 10.1021/acs.est.5c12177 IndustryCeramics Air traffic growth jeopardises European aviation’s climate mitigation efforts despite the substantial potential of hydrogen Thomas Arblaster, Nils Thonemann & Bernhard Steubing Communications Earth & Environment · 10.1038/s43247-025-02935-5 TransportAviation Global greenhouse gas emissions mitigation potential of existing and planned hydrogen projects Tom Terlouw et al. Nature Energy · 10.1038/s41560-025-01892-9 HydrogenEnergy systemsClimate change Prospective life cycle assessment of baseload hydrogen based on solar photovoltaics and wind power including underground hydrogen storage Mahdi Dashti et al. Sustainable Production and Consumption · 10.1016/j.spc.2025.10.017 HydrogenEnergy systems Prospective life cycle and techno-economic analysis of direct air capture-to-urea production under CBAM Albert Pujol et al. Journal of Cleaner Production · 10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.146984 Carbon dioxide removalChemicals A feasible methanol economy for a green future Hidde Kolmeijer et al. Green Chemistry · 10.1039/d5gc04615g ChemicalsFuels Life cycle environmental impacts of sewage sludge pyrolysis and their dynamic evolution Jan Matuštík et al. ACS Environmental Au · 10.1021/acsenvironau.5c00097 WasteCarbon dioxide removal Trade-offs between circularity and sustainability: A prospective sustainability assessment of wind turbine blade recycling considering socioeconomic pathways and climate policies Samaneh Fayyaz et al. Energy Conversion and Management · 10.1016/j.enconman.2025.120697 WindCircular economy Prospective life cycle assessment of future Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing deposition process for large-scale steel parts Christian Spreafico, Samruddha Kokare & Radu Godina Environmental Impact Assessment Review · 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108111 IndustrySteel Assessing the environmental benefits of design for disassembly in buildings with a time-resolved prospective LCA approach Haitham Abu-Ghaida et al. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · 10.1007/s11367-025-02526-8 BuildingsCircular economyMethodology Learning Curves in Prospective Life Cycle Assessment Mitchell K. van der Hulst et al. Environmental Science & Technology · 10.1021/acs.est.5c03870 MethodologyEmerging technologies Battery electric vehicles show the lowest carbon footprints among passenger cars across 1.5–3.0 °C energy decarbonisation pathways Joris Šimaitis et al. Communications Earth & Environment · 10.1038/s43247-025-02447-2 TransportBatteries Prospective Life Cycle Assessment of Early-Stage CO2-Removing Artificial Photosynthesis Producing Synthesis Gas, Hydrogen Peroxide, and Methane Lukas Lazar Energy Technology · 10.1002/ente.202402224 Emerging technologiesChemicalsCarbon dioxide utilization Environmental and economic assessment of electric ferries with different lithium-ion battery technologies Fayas Malik Kanchiralla et al. Applied Energy · 10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.126274 TransportBatteriesElectric vehicles Multilevel emission impacts of electrification and coal pathways in China’s net-zero transition Chen Chris Gong et al. Joule · 10.1016/j.joule.2025.101945 Energy systemsTransport Greenhouse Gas Reduction Potential of Novel CO₂-Derived Polylactic-co-glycolic Acid (PLGA) Plastics Sara Gonella et al. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c06463 PlasticsCarbon dioxide utilization The global environmental footprint of Switzerland’s net-zero energy system uncovers impacts abroad Álvaro José Hahn Menacho et al. Communications Earth & Environment · 10.1038/s43247-025-02220-5 Energy systemsNational pathways The material-energy nexus in net-zero transition scenarios: Exploring environmental trade-offs and uncertainties Álvaro José Hahn Menacho et al. Resources, Conservation and Recycling · 10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108251 Energy systemsMaterials Prospective Life Cycle Assessment Suggests Direct Reduced Iron Is the Most Sustainable Pathway to Net-Zero Steelmaking Arezoo Azimi & Mijndert van der Spek Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research · 10.1021/acs.iecr.4c03321 IndustrySteel Onboard Carbon Capture for Circular Marine Fuels Margarita A. Charalambous et al. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c08354 TransportFuels Assessing decarbonization strategies and industrial symbiosis in the chemical and waste-to-energy sector Maria Schnyder, Jing Huo & Stefanie Hellweg Journal of Industrial Ecology · 10.1111/jiec.13616 ChemicalsCircular economyCarbon capture Future environmental impacts of global iron and steel production Carina Harpprecht et al. Energy & Environmental Science · 10.1039/d5ee01356a IndustrySteel Expanding scenario diversity in prospective LCA: Coupling the TIAM-UCL integrated assessment model with Premise and ecoinvent Joris Šimaitis et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · 10.1016/j.rser.2024.115298 MethodologyIntegrated assessment models Prospective life cycle assessment of cost-effective pathways for achieving the FuelEU Maritime Regulation targets Anna Ingwersen et al. Science of the Total Environment · 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177880 TransportFuels pathways: Life cycle assessment of energy transition scenarios Romain Sacchi & Álvaro José Hahn Menacho Journal of Open Source Software · 10.21105/joss.07309 SoftwareEnergy systemsMethodology The Circular Industrial Transformation System (CITS) model - Assessing the life cycle impacts of climate and circularity strategies Anna Schwarz et al. Journal of Cleaner Production · 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.144158 IndustryCircular economyMethodology Powering the circular future: Climate change and economic perspectives on second-life batteries in the Belgian context Dominik Huber et al. Journal of Industrial Ecology · 10.1111/jiec.13566 BatteriesCircular economy PULPO: A framework for efficient integration of life cycle inventory models into life cycle product optimization Fabian Lechtenberg et al. Journal of Industrial Ecology · 10.1111/jiec.13561 MethodologySoftware Assessing the prospective environmental impacts and circularity potentials of building stocks: An open-source model from Austria (PULSE-AT) Nicolas Alaux et al. Journal of Industrial Ecology · 10.1111/jiec.13558 BuildingsCircular economy Environmental Benefits of Circular Ethylene Production from Polymer Waste Cecilia Salah et al. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c04241 PlasticsCircular economy Quantifying the present and future environmental sustainability of cleanrooms Justin Z. Lian et al. Cell Reports Sustainability · 10.1016/j.crsus.2024.100219 IndustryEnergy systems Integrating emerging technologies deployed at scale within prospective life cycle assessments Margarita A. Charalambous et al. Sustainable Production and Consumption · 10.1016/j.spc.2024.08.016 MethodologyEmerging technologies Future hydrogen economies imply environmental trade-offs and a supply-demand mismatch Tom Terlouw et al. Nature Communications · 10.1038/s41467-024-51251-7 HydrogenEnergy systems Prospective environmental burdens and benefits of fast-swing direct air carbon capture and storage Anne B. Ottenbros et al. Scientific Reports · 10.1038/s41598-024-66990-2 Carbon dioxide removalEmerging technologies Circular battery production in the EU: Insights from integrating life cycle assessment into system dynamics modeling on recycled content and environmental impacts Raphael Ginster et al. Journal of Industrial Ecology · 10.1111/jiec.13527 BatteriesCircular economy Circular strategies for building sector decarbonization in China: A scenario analysis Alessio Mastrucci et al. Journal of Industrial Ecology · 10.1111/jiec.13523 BuildingsCircular economyNational pathways Prospective life cycle assessment of titanium powder atomization Christian Spreafico Journal of Cleaner Production · 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143104 IndustryEmerging technologies Comparing Environmental Impacts of Single-Junction Silicon and Silicon/Perovskite Tandem Photovoltaics—A Prospective Life Cycle Assessment Mitchell K. van der Hulst et al. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c01952 PhotovoltaicsEmerging technologies The environmental sustainability of digital content consumption Ioan-Robert Istrate et al. Nature Communications · 10.1038/s41467-024-47621-w DigitalConsumption Environmental Impact Prediction of a New Tire Vulcanization Activator Thomas Hennequin et al. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c06640 ChemicalsEmerging technologiesMaterials Decarbonizing the cement industry: Findings from coupling prospective life cycle assessment of clinker with integrated assessment model scenarios Amelie Müller et al. Journal of Cleaner Production · 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141884 IndustryCement A prospective life cycle assessment of global ammonia decarbonisation scenarios Johanna Boyce et al. Heliyon · 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27547 ChemicalsHydrogen Future environmental impacts of global hydrogen production Shijie Wei et al. Energy & Environmental Science · 10.1039/d3ee03875k HydrogenEnergy systems Integrating climate policies in the sustainability analysis of green chemicals Abhinandan Nabera et al. Green Chemistry · 10.1039/d4gc00392f ChemicalsEnergy systems Future climate impacts of sodium-ion batteries Shan Zhang et al. Resources, Conservation and Recycling · 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107362 BatteriesEnergy systems The impacts of future sectoral change on the greenhouse gas emissions of construction materials for Swiss residential buildings Xiaojin Zhang et al. Energy and Buildings · 10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113824 BuildingsMaterials Environmental potential of fungal insulation: A prospective life cycle assessment of mycelium-based composites Nicolas Alaux et al. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · 10.1007/s11367-023-02243-0 BuildingsEmerging technologiesCircular economy Preconditions for achieving carbon neutrality in cement production through CCUS Juanita Gallego Dávila, Romain Sacchi & Massimo Pizzol Journal of Cleaner Production · 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138935 CementCarbon captureIndustry Economic and environmental competitiveness of ethane-based technologies for vinyl chloride synthesis Juan D. Medrano-García et al. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c03006 ChemicalsIndustryEmerging technologies The environmental performance of plastic packaging waste management in Germany: Current and future key factors Sarah Schmidt & David Laner Journal of Industrial Ecology · 10.1111/jiec.13411 PlasticsCircular economy How to make climate-neutral aviation fly Romain Sacchi et al. Nature Communications · 10.1038/s41467-023-39749-y TransportAviation Are future recycling benefits misleading? Prospective life cycle assessment of lithium-ion batteries Joris Šimaitis, Stephen Allen & Christopher Vagg Journal of Industrial Ecology · 10.1111/jiec.13413 BatteriesCircular economy Integrating prospective scenarios in life cycle engineering: Case study of lightweight structures Moritz Ostermann et al. Energies · 10.3390/en16083371 IndustryTransportEmerging technologies Prospective life cycle assessment of alternatively fueled heavy-duty trucks Anne van den Oever, Daniele Costa & Maarten Messagie Applied Energy · 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.120834 TransportFuels Toward sustainable reprocessing and valorization of sulfidic copper tailings: Scenarios and prospective LCA Lugas Raka Adrianto et al. Science of the Total Environment · 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162038 MiningCircular economy Climate change impacts of e-fuels for aviation in Europe under present-day conditions and future policy scenarios Vedant Ballal et al. Fuel · 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.127316 TransportAviationFuels Environmental sustainability assessment of large-scale hydrogen production using prospective life cycle analysis Till Weidner, Víctor Tulus & Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez International Journal of Hydrogen Energy · 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.11.044 HydrogenPlanetary boundaries Prospective LCA to provide environmental guidance for developing waste-to-PHA biorefineries Mateo Saavedra del Oso et al. Journal of Cleaner Production · 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135331 PlasticsEmerging technologies Future greenhouse gas emissions of automotive lithium-ion battery cell production Chengjian Xu et al. Resources, Conservation and Recycling · 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106606 BatteriesTransport Environmental Impacts of Global Offshore Wind Energy Development until 2040 Chen Li et al. Environmental Science & Technology · 10.1021/acs.est.2c02183 Energy systemsWind Climate change mitigation of drop-in biofuels for deep-sea shipping under a prospective life-cycle assessment Marcos Djun Barbosa Watanabe, Francesco Cherubini & Otávio Cavalett Journal of Cleaner Production · 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132662 TransportFuels LCA and negative emission potential of retrofitted cement plants under oxyfuel conditions at high biogenic fuel shares Otávio Cavalett et al. Scientific Reports · 10.1038/s41598-022-13064-w CementCarbon dioxide removal When, where and how can the electrification of passenger cars reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Romain Sacchi et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112475 TransportElectric vehicles Large-scale hydrogen production via water electrolysis: A techno-economic and environmental assessment Tom Terlouw et al. Energy & Environmental Science · 10.1039/d2ee01023b HydrogenEnergy systems

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