Abstract
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the commonly accepted methodology to systematically assess the environmental impact of a material over the full life cycle, from the extraction of resources until the end phase of demolition or recycling (from cradle till grave).
The first objective of this study is to gain a better understanding of the environmental impact of industrial bamboo products and its production process in terms of their CO2 equivalent (carbon footprint), toxic emissions, and materials depletion (LCA). The LCA in this paper is based on latest (2015) production and bamboo land-use change figures.
The second objective of this paper is to clarify how carbon sequestration on a global scale can be defined and calculated for industrial bamboo products, and how they can be incorporated in the standard LCA calculations.
The study concludes that industrial bamboo products, if based on best-practice technology (production chain of MOSO International BV), even when used in Europe, are CO2 negative over their full life cycle.
The first objective of this study is to gain a better understanding of the environmental impact of industrial bamboo products and its production process in terms of their CO2 equivalent (carbon footprint), toxic emissions, and materials depletion (LCA). The LCA in this paper is based on latest (2015) production and bamboo land-use change figures.
The second objective of this paper is to clarify how carbon sequestration on a global scale can be defined and calculated for industrial bamboo products, and how they can be incorporated in the standard LCA calculations.
The study concludes that industrial bamboo products, if based on best-practice technology (production chain of MOSO International BV), even when used in Europe, are CO2 negative over their full life cycle.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 10th World Bamboo Congress |
Publisher | World Bamboo Organization |
Pages | 1-16 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Event | 10th World Bamboo Congress - Damyang, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Duration: 17 Sept 2015 → 22 Sept 2015 |
Conference
Conference | 10th World Bamboo Congress |
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Abbreviated title | WBC Korea 2015 |
Country/Territory | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
City | Damyang |
Period | 17/09/15 → 22/09/15 |
Keywords
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- carbon footprint
- carbon sequestration
- industrial bamboo products