Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) provide key insights into the broad range of environmental impacts associated with a product or system. By providing both a holistic overview and a detailed breakdown of these impacts, LCAs help identify the most effective opportunities for sustainability improvements. As the demand for sustainable practices grows, LCAs will play an increasingly important role in...
This work studies the interaction of cosmic rays, extraterrestrial particles with energies ranging from 10⁶ eV to 10²⁰ eV, which produce secondary particles, including neutrons, when they collide with atmospheric molecules. These neutrons can be used to non-invasively estimate soil moisture through cosmic ray neutron sensors (CRNS), opening the possibility of using this technology in precision...
Within the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) collaboration, a dedicated sustainability working group began operation in late-2024 with the goal of identifying and mitigating green house gas emissions from operating and analysing the data of the LZ experiment.
We will report the preliminary emissions for dedicated LZ travel activity and the on-site power consumption, then our best vectors and plans for mitigation.
The construction of detectors for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have substantial resource demands. As a case study, we examine LHCb Upgrade II, a major replacement of the LHCb detector planned for the 2030s. LHCb estimated Scope I and II carbon emissions for its Framework Technical Design Report, a first of its kind study. A brief overview of these results is given.
In this work, we propose...
UKRI is supporting the development of a resource to support sustainable research practices. The aim of the hub is to provide a central location for all guidance, certification, emissions quantification, and training regarding a broad set of research activities. UKRI is developing this with the aim that it will be collaboratively supported by multiple European research funders. We are engaging...
