Novel research accounts for future impacts of greenhouse gas emissions

By Sona Srinarayana, Colorado State University

Image: Colorado State University

Greenhouse gas emissions from processes such as electricity generation and distribution will cause increased damage to society in future years.

Sustainability researchers and scientists conduct Life Cycle Assessments to understand the environmental impact of new products, initiating an opportunity to evaluate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions outputs. Until now, those assessments largely focused on today's greenhouse gas impacts. Now, mechanical engineering Ph.D. candidate Evan Sproul, former student Jay Barlow, and Associate Professor Jason Quinn have developed a new LCA method, allowing them to assess how the impact of greenhouse gas emissions change in the future.

More at Phys.org