METHODOLOGIES FOR CLIMATE NEUTRALITY ASSESSMENT. REVIEW
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35363/ViA.sts.2025.121Keywords:
climate neutrality, assessment methodologies, reviewAbstract
Under the research project Decision-making Support System for Achieving Climate Neutrality Goals simulation modelling is used as a method for assessing climate neutrality across six sectors. To see if simulation modelling is still widely used and learn from latest trends in climate neutrality assessment across sectors and scales, ten suitable studies from 2022 to 2025 were selected. Key metrics range from life cycle assessment boundaries and greenhouse gas accounting to scenario modelling, carbon intensity, and indicators of strategy and mitigation.
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