| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 202, 2020
The 5th International Conference on Energy, Environmental and Information System (ICENIS 2020)
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| Article Number | 01003 | |
| Number of page(s) | 9 | |
| Section | Keynote Speaker | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202020201003 | |
| Published online | 10 November 2020 | |
Life Cycle Thinking for Sustainable Consumption and Production towards a Circular Economy
1 The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, 126 Prachauthit, Bangmod, Tungkru, Bangkok 1 0140, Thailand
2 Center of Excellence on Energy Technology and Environment, PERDO, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Bangkok, Thailand
* Corresponding author: shabbir_g@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th; shabbirg@hotmail.com
The current model of a linear economy with end-of-pipe waste treatment is not sustainable. Cleaner production helps reduce resource use and emissions, but is still not an optimal solution without considering a life cycle perspective. Life cycle-based tools such as life cycle assessment and life cycle costing are useful for identifying optimal environmental and economic options for product systems. SDG 12 dealing with responsible consumption and production is key for sustainability. Developing of a circular economy requires life cycle thinking and life cycle-based tools for assessment. All these issues are discussed along with illustrative examples.
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