Eco-efficiency assessment of Polish regions: Joint application of life cycle assessment and data envelopment analysis

Rybaczewska-Błażejowska, Magdalena; Masternak-Janus, Aneta

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.10.204

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“…Most studies employ undesirable outputs as the assessment of environmental efficiency involves the use of indicators that have a negative impact on the environment and, therefore, should be reduced. The traditional radial (BCC and CCR models) and non-radial slack-based measure (SBM) models are commonly applied for environmental efficiency assessment (see, i.e., in [43,48,49]), but there exist some studies that use the directional distance function (DDF) methods [41]. Bianchi et al [58] used a hyperbolic distance function measure that considers improvements on the input and output direction simultaneously.…”

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Efficiency Evaluation of Regional Environmental Management Systems in Russia Using Data Envelopment Analysis

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The concept of eco-efficiency has recently become an issue of great importance due to the growing trend of environmental degradation, and many approaches based on Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) are used in the literature to evaluate the environmental performance of economic systems. However, research to date has paid little attention to the possibility of extending the DEA approach to the problem of measuring the economic feasibility of eco-efficiency improvement. The main aim of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of investments focused on improving the eco-efficiency of the regional economy in Russia using the DEA approach. The various types of costs for environmental protection measures are considered as inputs and the annual decrease in specific environmental impacts of the regional economy are considered as outputs of DEA models. This is different from previous research, which generally focused on environmental efficiency only, omitting the integration of economic aspects in eco-efficiency measures. This study compares three different modifications of basic DEA models in the context of technical complexity and practical feasibility. The results show that the efficiency of regional environmental management in many Russian regions has a great potential for improvement. From a practical point of view, the Slack-Based Measure (SBM) model provides the most accurate results for policy applications. Unlike other ratings, the DEA-SBM model may stimulate an optimization of environmental protection spending and the introduction of technological and organizational eco-innovations.

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Efficiency Evaluation of Regional Environmental Management Systems in Russia Using Data Envelopment Analysis

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“…It calculates and compares the relative efficiency of DMU by using a mathematical programming model and evaluates the DMU on this basis. As a widely used objective evaluation method, the DEA has been applied in various fields since it was proposed, such as technical efficiency [13], eco-efficiency [14], productive efficiency [15], performance of the real estate industry [16], and R&D in efficiency measurement [17].…”

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Efficiency Measurement and Factor Analysis of China’s Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Considering Regional Differences Based on a FAHP–DEA Model

Yang

Wang

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Driven by the transformation of the energy structure, China's photovoltaic (PV) power generation industry has made remarkable achievements in recent years. However, there are more than 30 regions (cities/provinces) in China, and the economic, policy, technological, and the environmental conditions of each region are significantly different, which leads to a huge discrepancy in PV power generation efficiency. To address the imbalance in the development of PV industry, first, this paper employed the integrated fuzzy analytic hierarchy process-data envelopment analysis (FAHP-DEA) model to evaluate the PV power generation efficiency of 30 regions in China. Second, Tobit regression model was used to examine the effects of 9 potential influencing factors. Third, a concrete analysis was conducted, and discussion based on the efficiency rankings and regression results was made. Additionally, the FAHP-DEA model proposed in this study can also be applied to the efficiency evaluation issues of other types of renewable energy.

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“…In Ref. [6], the article examines the concept of ecoefficiency at a regional level as an approach to promote the sustainable transformation of regions. The combined application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) -the input-oriented BCC Digital Object Identifier (DOI): http://dx.doi.org/10.18687/LACCEI2020.1.1.102 ISBN: 978-958-52071-4-1 ISSN: 2414-6390 (Banker/Charnes/Cooper) model -has been chosen as a tool for the comprehensive ecoefficiency assessment, due to its high capability to measure regional ecoefficiency.…”

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Analytical Model for Energy-Ecoefficiency based on Life Cycle Analysis

Camarena-Gamarra¹,

Mendoza²,

Nahui-Ortiz³

2020

Proceedings of the 18th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education, and Technology: Engineering, Integrat

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Ecoefficiency involves a number of possible strategies oriented to make a better use of resources in any organization. Potential improvements include products, processes, and services. There are different strategies oriented to enhance ecoefficiency levels at organizations by optimizing the use of resources. Energy, by all means, plays a key role for ecoefficiency at all levels. Traditional cost-benefit analysis is based on simple payback or equivalent. Life Cycle Analysis makes an important contribution to a costbenefit analysis evaluation by incorporating aspects associated raw materials, production, distribution, end use, and disposal. Evaluation of potential savings attributed to ecoefficiency strategies may then be considered in a more sustainable framework incorporating aspects from an LCA perspective. For illustration purposes, a small manufacturing plant located in Lima, Peru is considered as a reference case. A typical measure associated with the use of a more efficient lighting system would save around 20% of total cost with a return on investment of about 2 years. The amount of electricity saved would also have impacts within an LCA approach, considering for instance the nature of the national electricity grid. Also, the lamp to be purchased for the more efficient lighting systems would also have impacts within an LCA approach, taking into account for instance the fabrication site of the lamp. By including an LCA approach into an energy-ecoefficiency management system, a more accurate payback calculation might be carried out.

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Eco-efficiency assessment of Polish regions: Joint application of life cycle assessment and data envelopment analysis

Cited by 41 publications

References 29 publications

Efficiency Evaluation of Regional Environmental Management Systems in Russia Using Data Envelopment Analysis

Efficiency Evaluation of Regional Environmental Management Systems in Russia Using Data Envelopment Analysis

Efficiency Measurement and Factor Analysis of China’s Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Considering Regional Differences Based on a FAHP–DEA Model

Analytical Model for Energy-Ecoefficiency based on Life Cycle Analysis

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