Carbon Emission Assessment to Support Planning and Operation of Low-carbon Production Systems

Abstract The issues of climate change and global warming have thrown new challenges for the society. Sustainable development and low-carbon economic are on the global agenda with regard to the environmental problems. The manufacturing processes, as one of the substantial resource consumers and emission sources, have been poorly investigated in terms of carbon emission. To meet the increasing requirement of practical low-carbon thinking in manufacturing, a systematic approach is proposed to assess the carbon emissions in production systems by using a hybrid emission analysis model. Subsequently, procedures for production planning and operation of low-carbon production systems are offered in response to the new changes.

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