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09-11-2017 | Editorial

A “systems” perspective on clean technology

Author: Callie W. Babbitt

Published in: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy | Issue 10/2017

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The question of what makes a technology “clean” is one that has been raised before in this journal (Sikdar 2017). In principle, there is general consensus that assessing environmental performance of a technology must be done using holistic metrics and taking what is often called a “systems” perspective. In other words, recognizing that technologies do not exist in isolation, but rather rely on numerous upstream and downstream processes and activities for their creation and use. Similarly, use of a technology may induce demand for or create impact to interacting systems that are not always readily apparent. …

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Title: A “systems” perspective on clean technology
Author: Callie W. Babbitt
Publication date: 09-11-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy / Issue 10/2017
Print ISSN: 1618-954X
Electronic ISSN: 1618-9558
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-017-1459-1

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