The purpose of the study was to carry out a high-level cradle-to-consumer screening LCA of the Kangamiut Seafood’s product portfolio, with focus on greenhouse gas emissions. Further, the purpose was to identify and investigate improvement options and to provide recommendations on how Kangamiut Seafood can reduce the environmental impact per unit of product. The LCA results will be provided according to the following main life cycle stages: fishery, transport/wholesale, processing and distribution to end-user markets.
The LCA was carried out according to the standards ISO 14040:2006 and ISO 14044:2006, using the same methodology as applied for the consequential model of the ecoinvent database. The LCA had a main focus on GHG emissions, but 13 other impact categories were also be included. The modelling approach linked the foreground data provided by Kangamiut Seafood to EXIOBASE hybrid as the background database.
The results were presented in the form of a detailed hotspot analysis and improvement options mapped according to the influence potential of Kangamiut Seafood. Further, a number of GHG reductions by use of offsetting were investigated.
Summary of themes addressed and presented in the report:
A.P. Moeller Maersk is taking a stand to move the company towards a more ambitious corporate climate commitment. This has led to a top rating by the Climate Corporate Responsibility Monitor in February 2022 for the integrity of the Maersk net zero pledge.
Maersk is one of the biggest players in the global logistics market. We work with Maersk in their quest to reduce the impacts from their hard-to-abate transport business, with the explicit goal of helping Maersk push the entire market toward greener modes of operation.
2.-0 LCA consultants provide science-based support on:
Read more here on Maersk’s own pages on climate change
This project entails a detailed cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment (LCA) of individual product portfolios and production lines for recycling of slaughter by-products and organic residues at SARIA across their European network of operations.
The life cycle framework allows for a quantitative assessment of the environmental impact associated with all stages of a product’s life. For all product portfolios the environmental impact of SARIA’s treatment of different slaughter by-products and organic residues are calculated.
A user-friendly SARIA Excel LCA tool was also developed, consisting of:
The purpose of the SARIA LCA Excel Tool is to allow an automation of the LCA, enabling strategic decision makings and actions to improve their footprint:
This report is carried out by Michele De Rosa and Jannick Schmidt (2-0 LCA, Denmark) for United Plantations Berhad (Teluk Intan, Malaysia). The study includes data collection and calculation of LCA results for United Plantations Berhad’s palm oil production 2004-2021. The study was undertaken during the period January to February 2022.
The current report updates the results of a series of previous studies, to include also the most recent 2021 results, and it summarises the main findings of a detailed life cycle assessment report of palm oil production at United Plantations in the period 2004-2021.
This report is carried out by Jannick Schmidt and Michele De Rosa (2.-0 LCA consultants, Denmark) for United Plantations Berhad (Teluk Intan, Malaysia). The study includes data collection and calculation of LCA results for United Plantations Berhad’s palm oil production 2004-2020. The study was undertaken during the period January to March 2021.
The current report updates the results of a series of previous studies, in order to include also the most recent 2020 results, and it summarises the main findings of a detailed life cycle assessment report of palm oil production at United Plantations in the period 2004-2020.
This study evaluates the environmental impact of replacing natural gas heating and peat use in the horticulture substrate market by means of biomass ga,sification towards co-production of syngas and biochar. The produced syngas can provide sustainable greenhouse heating; biochar is currently considered as a peat substitute while it offers carbon sequestration potential when disposed in the soil due to its higher carbon recalcitrance compared to peat. The carbon footprint of four feedstocks is followed, namely willow and pine from tree nurseries, grade A wood pellets produced from demolition wood and park residues. The CO2 emissions timing is taken into account (time delay between harvest, decay and growth rates of organic matter, peat and biochar). Emission calculations from indirect land use changes (iLUC) are included for the two wood feedstocks (willow and pine). The feedstock source and physical properties have a high share in the environmental impact of the bioenergy production (process heat) and biochar. Peat replacement by biochar reduces the current pressure on the environment caused by peat extraction and use. When biochar is stored permanently in the soil as a disposal option, the corresponding negative CO2 flux further reduces the total CO2 emissions acting as a carbon capture and storage mechanism.
Løgismose Meyers is a Danish Food Group with a goal of contributing to heightening the Danish food culture. Through the two companies Løgismose and Meyers, the food group is active in both producing quality foods, offering culinary courses, consulting and education. Furthermore, they offer their customers culinary experiences in good and healthy meals ranging from ready-made meals to venues and catering.
This project covers the product portfolio of Løgismose Meyers in 2018 and 2019, with a main focus on GHG emissions. The LCA performed follows the ISO standards on LCA: ISO 14040 (2006) and ISO 14044 (2006), but with the exception that the study has not undergone a third-party critical review.
This project follows the procedure defined by the ISO standards, where the assessment is divided into four phases: Definition of goal and scope, Life cycle inventory (LCI), Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA), Life cycle interpretation.
Coverage of the project in the Danish newspaper Børsen (in Danish)
The Danish Ministry of Defense initiated this project to produce an environmental account includes upstream emissions from the Ministry of Defense's purchases of goods and services, direct emissions from combustion of fuels in vehicles, machinery etc., as well as downstream emissions related to waste disposal for the year 2017.
The purpose of the environmental accounts is first and foremost to calculate a baseline for the Ministry of Defence's environmental performance, including providing insight into environmental hot-spots. The environmental accounts should be seen as an initial step towards identifying relevant, strategic focus areas for future environmental work.
Where possible, possible focus areas are identified, but as the primary purpose has been to identify environmental hot-spots and create a baseline. It is recommended to initiate an independent project that sets out scenarios for possible, concrete environmental measures.
This project entails a detailed comparative cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment (LCA) of individual product portfolios and production lines for recycling of organic residues at DAKA.
The life cycle framework allows for a quantitative assessment of the environmental impact associated with all stages of a product’s life. In the current project the product portfolios under study are DAKA’s treatment services of C3 slaughter by-product, C1 and C2 slaughter by-products and fallen stock and food waste.
For all portfolios the environmental impact of DAKA’s treatment of different slaughter by-products and organic residues are calculated. For C3 slaughter by-products, a comparison with energy production (biogas) is also performed. The purpose of analysing all product portfolios is to gain a complete overview of DAKA’s total annual environmental impact.
The project follows the requirements in the international standards for LCA: ISO 14040 (2006) and 14044 (2006). The LCA has been subject to a critical panel review in accordance with the ISO standards on LCA. The study covers a wide range of environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, i.e. carbon footprint, nature occupation, respiratory effects, eutrophication etc. The LCA also addresses indirect land use changes (iLUC).
Wastewater reclamation in a petroleum refinery in Turkey was evaluated with life cycle assessment (LCA). The goal of the study was to determine whether or not refinery wastewater reclamation for different industrial purposes, namely boiler feedwater, cooling water and fire water, leads to an overall benefit across different environmental aspects, besides alleviating freshwater resources, when compared to current wastewater disposal practices. The basis for the assessment was the hypothetical scale-up of a demonstration plant tested with real wastewaters from November 2018 to May 2019 at the Izmit petroleum refinery operated by Tüpraş. This demonstration plant consisted of different treatment modules, including dissolved air flotation, ceramic membrane bioreactor, catalytic wet-air oxidation, advanced oxidation with ozone and hydrogen peroxide, and reverse osmosis. The LCA was conducted following consequential modelling principles, and six environmental indicators were analysed in detail at midpoint level: global warming, respiratory inorganics, marine ecotoxicity, aquatic eutrophication, freshwater consumption and non-renewable energy demand. All three reclamation scenarios (boiler, cooling, fire water) succeeded in achieving a life-cycle freshwater saving, of around 1 m3 freshwater saved per m3 refinery wastewater. Beneficial results were also obtained in marine ecotoxicity and aquatic eutrophication, where impact is reduced up to 90% and 84%, respectively. With regard to global warming and non-renewable energy demand, only the boiler feedwater application appeared to involve an improvement over wastewater disposal, showing a net reduction of 2.2 kg CO2-eq and 40 MJ per m3 wastewater, respectively, thanks to potential thermal energy savings. For cooling makeup water and fire water, impacts were between 2 and 2.5 times higher in these two indicators when compared to wastewater disposal. Finally, the indicator on respiratory inorganic effects, showed higher impact, by a factor 2 to 7, for all reuse scenarios, due to electricity demand, which is linked to the Turkish electricity production mix with a substantial contribution from coal power plants. Thus, the results reflect that achieving a product water of very high quality comes at the price of a high energy demand. Nevertheless, A sensitivity analysis shows that the environmental performance of all scenarios would improve to a great extent when shifting to an electricity mix with a higher share of renewables, as is the current trend in most European countries.
