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Evaluating LCA Approaches and Methodologies for Renewable Carbon Sources Report 3 of 3 – Non-technical Summary (March 2025) (PDF)
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DownloadsThis Non-technical Summary (15 pages),highlights main insights into the project results and states key take-aways for policy-makers.
It compares several frameworks, such as ISO 14040, Product Environmental Footprint (PEF), and GHG Protocol, finding both commonalities and critical differences in areas like biogenic carbon accounting and recycling assessment. The study identifies significant methodological flexibility in existing frameworks, leading to inconsistencies in LCA results and challenges in standardisation. Key issues include differing treatment of carbon capture and utilisation (CCU), direct air capture (DAC), and allocation of environmental burdens in multifunctional processes. Policy recommendations emphasise the need for harmonisation, improved biogenic carbon accounting, and clear guidance on emerging technologies like DAC and mass balance attribution. Overall, the study calls for refining LCA methodologies to ensure fair comparison between renewable and fossil-based carbon solutions.
This report is the third report of a larger RCI project on LCA methodology, which includes two additional publications:
Report 1 of 3 – Renewable Carbon in LCA Guidelines
Report 2 of 3 – Renewable Carbon in Recycling SituationsPlease find these additional reports by following the respective links at the bottom of this page.
DOI No.: https://doi.org/10.52548/ZEKY1803
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SUITED approach: SUstainable Integrated TEchnology Development (PNG)
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DownloadsStart the ecological and economic evaluation of your technology as early as possible:
- Continuous optimization process
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- SUITED as a tool for technology improvement
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Bio-based Polymers Worldwide (PDF)
Markets & Economy, Policy, Sustainability & Health
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DownloadsExpert insight into capacity developments, investments and new policy frameworks:- Firstly, global capacity for bio-based polymers will grow strongly over the next five years, much faster than for fossil-based polymers
- Secondly, investments in new capacity will take place in China, Europe, the Middle East, and the US
- Thirdly, investment in bio-based polymer capacities is mainly driven by policy frameworks that create demand.
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Sustainable textiles – the way forward (PDF)
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DownloadsHigh reliance on fossil carbon, associated high carbon footprint, low recycling rates and microplastics:Several solutions are emerging. The article analyses the evolution of the textile industry from 1960 to today, fossil and bio-based as well as recycling.The future of sustainable textilesThe sustainable textile industry of the future will be built on a foundation of cotton fibres and fast-growing cellulose fibres, later strongly supported by bio- and CO2-based synthetic fibres (“biosynthetics”) and high recycling rates for all types of fibres. This combination can eventually replace most fossil-based synthetic fibres by 2050. -
Global Major Fibre Types by Production in % (PNG)
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Textile-Waste-Generation-Collection-and-Treatment-in-Europe-2020 (PNG)
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Bio-based-Polymer-Production-and-Bio-based-shares-2024 (PNG)
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Global-Production-Capacities-of-Bio-based-Polymers-per-Region-2024 (PNG)
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Wood Supply in the Green LRD Scenario in 2050 – Graphic (PNG)
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Share of Different Types of Biomass Worldwide 2023-2050 – Graphic (PNG)
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Share-of-Different-Types-of-Biomass-EU-2023–2050 – Graphic (PNG)
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Supply and Demand of Agriculture Biomass in the EU 2050 – Graphic (PNG)
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Supply and Demand of Agriculture Biomass Worldwide 2050 – Graphic (PNG)
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Wood Demand in the Green LRD Scenario Worldwide 2050 – Graphic (PNG)
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Supply and Demand of Agricultural Biomass in the EU 2050 in HT +5 Scenario – Graphic (PNG)
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Supply and Demand of Agricultural Biomass Worldwide 2050 in HT +10 Scenario – Graphic (PNG)
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Is there Enough Biomass to Defossilise the Chemicals and Derived Materials Sector by 2050? – A Joint BIC and RCI Scientific Background Report (PDF)
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DownloadsThis reports presents the findings of a joint project of the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), which focuses on whether agricultural and woody biomass combined sustainably provide enough biomass to meet 20% of the future carbon demand of the chemical and derived materials industries in 2050 (up from 5.5% (EU27) and 10% (global) in 2023).
This leading question was investigated with professional experts to model a business-as-usual, a low resource depletion, and a high-tech scenario to better analyse the possible ranges of biomass availability under different developments.
Agriculture: By 2050, under the BAU scenario, production is projected to increase by 31% to 5.07 billion tonnes. Cereals increase by 32% to 3.1 billion tonnes, sugar by 40% to 340 million tonnes and vegetable oils by 45% to 317 million tonnes. In the Green LRD scenarios, production is projected to increase by 24–26%, and in the Green HT scenarios by 38–53% – compared to 31% in the BAU scenario.
Forestry: Global supply and demand of industrial roundwood (coniferous and non-coniferous) will increase by an estimated 38% between 2020 and 2050, from 0.9 to 1.3 billion tdm. The largest increase in supply is expected in Asia (69%), including China and Russia, but a significant increase of 32% is also seen for Europe.
The report concludes that sustainably meeting 20% of total carbon demand of the chemicals and derived materials sector in 2050 via biomass seems a realistic and achievable estimate.
DOI No.: https://doi.org/10.52548/PIRL6916
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EU and Global: Biomass Demand for Transport Fuels, Aviation and Shipping up to 2050 and Implications for Biomass Supply to the Chemical Sector (PDF)
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DownloadsThe Renewable Carbon Initiative’s Scientific Background Report explores three potential future scenarios for carbon-based fuel demand up to 2050 under current policy frameworks. It predicts a sharp rise in the demand for second-generation biomass biofuels, driven primarily by increasing quotas for aviation and shipping fuels. This growth raises concerns about ecological and resource sustainability and creates challenges for sectors like chemicals and materials, which rely on renewable carbon to reduce fossil dependency. Without similar regulatory incentives, these sectors may face limited access to critical feedstocks like biomass and captured carbon.
The report highlights that while bio-based and synthetic fuel production could indirectly benefit the chemical industry through by-products, competition with the fuel sector poses significant obstacles.The report includes 11 tables, 9 graphics, and a detailed overview of EU fuel regulations. Though focused on Europe, it also provides global insights, making it a valuable resource for stakeholders in biomass and CO2 utilisation sectors.
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European Biomass Demand in Mt for Biofuel Production – Graphic (PNG)
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Industrial Roundwood Production in Three Scenarios in Million m3 – Graphic (PNG)
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