Powering production. The case of the sisal fibre production in the Tanga region, Tanzania

Nerini, Francesco Fuso; Andreoni, Antonio; Bauner, David; Howells, Mark

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2016.09.029

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“…Water quality and sanitation (SDG6, 14-15) are fundamental to social vulnerability (SDG1) and healthy lives (SDG3). Energy is needed to restore water-related ecosystems (Target 6.6, Goal 14-15), sustainably manage irrigation in food systems (Target 2.4), increase water efficiency (Target 6.4, 9.4, 11.b) 26,42 , access and mobilise natural resources to end poverty (Target 1.4), and increase food production (Target 2.3, 2.4) 43, 44 . Lack of access to modern energy services can drive ecosystem loss and degradation (Target 15.2) -for example any deforestation and forest degradation associated with use of fuelwood 45,46 .…”

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Mapping synergies and trade-offs between energy and the Sustainable Development Goals

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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development-including 17 interconnected Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 Targets-is a global plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. SDG7 calls for action to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. Here we characterise synergies and trade-offs between efforts to achieve SDG7, and delivery of the 2030 Agenda as a whole. We identify 113 Targets requiring actions to change energy systems, and published evidence of relationships between 143 Targets and efforts to achieve SDG7. Synergies and trade-offs exist in three key domains, where decisions about SDG7 affect humanity's ability to: (1) realise aspirations of greater welfare and wellbeing; (2) build physical and social infrastructures for sustainable development; and (3) achieve sustainable management of the natural environment. There is an urgent need to better organise, connect and extend this evidence, to help all actors work together to achieve sustainable development.

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Mapping synergies and trade-offs between energy and the Sustainable Development Goals

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“…Fifth, the challenges of climate change have increased the urgency of the need to achieve a large-scale transformation of the production system, including the energy system this time around (Hallegatte et al 2016 ). Even while climate change mitigation and adaptation require significant changes in our consumption pattern, living environment and the transportation system, they cannot be achieved without fundamental transformations in the domain of production—the development of renewable energy technologies, the creation of low-carbon food systems, the development of new materials (that are less carbon-intensive in production, that are lighter and thus save energy in transportation and that help increase energy use efficiency), carbon capture technologies and many others (Fuso Nerini et al 2016 ). The need to achieve this wide range of transformations across many areas of production in a very short span of time will stretch human ingenuity and organisational abilities (not just at the firm level but also at the policy level) to an unprecedented degree.…”

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Bringing Production Back into Development: An introduction

Chang

Andreoni

2021

Eur J Dev Res

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Production was at the heart of economics from the days of Classical economics. However, with the rise of Neoclassical economics in the late 19th century, production has lost its status as the ultimate interest of economics. Several opportunities for fruitful integration of alternative streams of economics research—Evolutionary, Structuralist and Keynesian in particular—have been also missed. Even the humanist approaches to development, such as Sen’s Human Capability Approach, paid little attention to the domain of production. In this article, we argue that the fragmentation of the production-centred paradigm has weakened both academic research and policy-making related to economic development. We introduce and discuss eight articles developed around the special issue theme of Bringing Production Back into Development. We argue that a renewed ‘productionist’ agenda is essential to address the structural challenges faced by developing countries, even more so after the revelation of structural weaknesses by the pandemic.

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“…Reported values for methane generation from anaerobic digestion of sisal waste vary [20], [21], [27], [32], [38]- [44], so a conservative value of 0.01 t methane per t combined waste was used for all cases [4]. The calculated mass of substrates required to achieve the required C:N ratio of 25 were then used in the modelling to determine the amount of nutrients which could be returned to the soil, and the amount of methane which could be generated in the biodigester and used for electricity generation.…”

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Using Life Cycle Assessment and Circular Economy Principles to Address Nutrient Depletion in Tanzanian Sisal Fibre Production

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Mz³

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Nutrient depletion in Tanzanian sisal production has led to yield decreases over time. We use nutrient mass balances embedded within a life cycle assessment to quantify the extent of nutrient depletion for different production systems, then used circular economy principles to identify potential cosubstrates from within the Tanzanian economy to anaerobically digest with sisal wastes. The biogas produced is then used to generate bioelectricity and the digestate residual can be used as a fertilizer to address the nutrient depletion. If no current beneficial use of the cosubstrate was assumed, then beef manure and marine fish processing waste were the best cosubstrates. If agricultural wastes were assumed to have a current beneficial use as fertilizer, then marine fish processing waste and human urine were the best cosubstrates. The largest reduction in environmental impacts resulted from bioelectricity replacing electricity from fossil fuels in the national electricity grid and improved onsite waste management practices. There is significant potential to revitalize Tanzanian sisal production by applying circular economy principles to sisal waste management and bioenergy production.

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Powering production. The case of the sisal fibre production in the Tanga region, Tanzania

Abstract: Energy plays a crucial role in economic development

Cited by 16 publications

References 31 publications

Mapping synergies and trade-offs between energy and the Sustainable Development Goals

Mapping synergies and trade-offs between energy and the Sustainable Development Goals

Bringing Production Back into Development: An introduction

Using Life Cycle Assessment and Circular Economy Principles to Address Nutrient Depletion in Tanzanian Sisal Fibre Production

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