Author, as appears in the article.: Ewertowska A; Galán-Martín A; Guillén-Gosálbez G; Gavaldá J; Jiménez L
Department: Enginyeria Química
URV's Author/s: Gavaldà Casado, Jordi / Guillen Gosalbez, Gonzalo / Jiménez Esteller, Laureano
Keywords: Life cycle assessment Energy assessment Eco-efficiency Data envelopment analysis
Abstract: © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Moving towards a more sustainable energy system is a major goal of modern societies that aim to minimize the dependence on fossil fuels and the associated anthropogenic impacts. In this article, the combined use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is applied to analyse the environmental performance (eco-efficiency) of the electricity mix of the top European economies. This approach allows identifying environmentally efficient and inefficient countries considering as undesirable inputs several environmental impacts associated with the production of 1 kWh (regarded as output). The method provides as well targets for the inefficient countries that (if attained) would make them efficient. Our results provide valuable insight for governments and policy makers that aim to satisfy the electricity demand while minimizing the associated environmental impact.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Strategy and management Sociología Saúde coletiva Renewable energy, sustainability and the environment Química Psicología Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Nutrição Medicina veterinaria Materiais Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Interdisciplinar Industrial and manufacturing engineering Green & sustainable science & technology Geociências General environmental science Environmental sciences Environmental science (miscellaneous) Environmental science (all) Ensino Engineering, environmental Engenharias iv Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Economia Ciencias sociales Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência política e relações internacionais Ciência de alimentos Ciência da computação Building and construction Biotecnología Astronomia / física Arquitetura, urbanismo e design Arquitetura e urbanismo Administração, ciências contábeis e turismo Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 09596526
Author's mail: gonzalo.guillen@urv.cat laureano.jimenez@urv.cat jordi.gavalda@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-2923-1518 0000-0002-3186-7235 0000-0002-3702-0422
Record's date: 2024-09-07
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Journal Of Cleaner Production. 116 13-22
APA: Ewertowska A; Galán-Martín A; Guillén-Gosálbez G; Gavaldá J; Jiménez L (2016). Assessment of the environmental efficiency of the electricity mix of the top European economies via data envelopment analysis. Journal Of Cleaner Production, 116(), 13-22. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.11.100
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2016
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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