Are Renewables as Friendly to Humans as to the Environment?: A Social Life Cycle Assessment of Renewable Electricity

Are Renewables as Friendly to Humans as to the Environment?: A Social Life Cycle Assessment of Renewable Electricity

The adoption of renewable energy technologies in developing nations is recognized to have positive environmental impacts; however, what are their effects on the electricity supply chain workers? This article provides a quantitative analysis on this question through a relatively new framework called...

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Main Authors: Shutaro Takeda, Alexander Ryota Keeley, Shigeki Sakurai, Shunsuke Managi, Catherine Benoît Norris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
renewable energy
supply chain
social responsibility
social life cycle assessment
labor conditions
Malaysia
solar PV
Biomass
Hydro
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/5/1370

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