Life Cycle Assessment of first generation energy crops in arid isolated island states: The case of Cyprus

The environmental impact of the investigated crop systems is presented by means of six impact categories: global warming potential (GWP 100 years), acidification potential (AP), eutrophication potential (EP), ozone depletion potential (ODP) and abiotic depletion potential (ADP-fossils). Barley, potato, and wheat crop presented the highest impact. Lower GHG emissions were obtained for wheat and maize crop systems compared to the reported emissions in the Renewable Energy Directive (RED).