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Embedded Energy

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-009258

The energy contained within the raw materials used to manufacture a product. For example, the embedded energy of plastics is due to their being made from petroleum. Because petroleum has an inherent energy value, the amount of energy that is saved through plastic recycling and source reduction is directly related to the energy that could have been produced if the petroleum had been used as an energy source rather than as a raw material input.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-009258
FieldEnvironment
SubjectClimate change
ReferencesWaste Reduction Model (WARM) Definitions and Acronyms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009258",
  "term": "Embedded Energy",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The energy contained within the raw materials used to manufacture a product. For example, the embedded energy of plastics is due to their being made from petroleum. Because petroleum has an inherent energy value, the amount of energy that is saved through plastic recycling and source reduction is directly related to the energy that could have been produced if the petroleum had been used as an energy source rather than as a raw material input.",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Waste Reduction Model (WARM) Definitions and Acronyms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/embedded-energy/"
}

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