Given the ubiquity of electronic devices and the urgent need to decrease our footprint in the
context of global warming and planetary boundaries, it becomes critical to better quantify the …

As smartphones are being replaced at an increasing rate, it becomes more and more
important to find ways to reuse (parts of) existing phones. This research investigates the …

With the support of a life cycle assessment model, this study estimates the carbon footprint
(CF) of smartphones and life cycle costs (LCC) for consumers in scenarios where different …

Research on end-of-life (EoL) product recovery has focused on adopting reuse,
remanufacturing, and/or recycling after product use. These product EoL strategies need to …

Driven by concerns on climate change, resources depletion, local and global pollution,
sustainability is becoming an integral component of business and of regulations. The …

Cyber physical production systems (CPPS) are of growing relevance for improving
production machines, process chains or factories as a whole. In general, CPPS bear …

Abstract Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been increasingly used for the improvement of
the environmental performance of goods and services, amongst which products belonging …

Unsustainable production and consumption are driving a significant increase in global
electronic waste, posing substantial environmental and human health risks. Even in more …

South Korea is a global leader in electronics, but little is known about their climate change
impact. Here, we estimate the direct and indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of …

In an increasingly digital age, studying how the digital economy affects carbon emissions is
important for China's dual carbon goals. Based on the panel data of 30 provinces and …