کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
6688864 501890 2014 13 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Carbon footprinting of electronic products
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
ردیابی کربن محصولات الکترونیکی
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی مهندسی انرژی و فناوری های برق
چکیده انگلیسی
In order to mitigate the effects of global warming, companies are being compelled by governments, investors, and customers to control their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Similar to the European Union's legislation on the airline industry, legislation is expected to require the electronics industry to assess their product's carbon footprint before sale or use, as the electronics industry's contribution to global GHG emissions is comparable to the airline industry's contribution. Thus, it is necessary for members of the electronics industry to assess their current GHG emission rates and identify methods to reduce environmental impacts. Organizations use Carbon Footprint (CF) analysis methods to identify and quantify the GHG emissions associated with the life cycle stages of their product or services. This paper discusses the prevailing methods used by organizations to estimate the CF of their electronics products and identifies the challenges faced by the electronics industry when adopting these methods in an environment of decreasing product development cycles with complex and diffuse supply chains. We find that, as a result of the inconsistencies arising from the system boundary selection methods and databases, the use of outdated LCA approaches, and the lack of supplier's emissions-related data, the CFs of electronic products are typically underestimated. To address these challenges, we present a comprehensive approach to the carbon footprinting of electronic products that involves the use of product-group-oriented standards, hybrid life cycle assessment techniques, and the integration of CF into products' supply chains. A case study on commercial- and military-grade DC-DC buck converters demonstrating the recommended approach is presented.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Applied Energy - Volume 136, 31 December 2014, Pages 636-648
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