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Massimo Pizzol is Professor at the Department of Planning, Aalborg University. His teaching and research interests are in the fields of Sustainability Science, Industrial Ecology, and Life Cycle Assessment. His current research focus is the assessment of the sustainability of emerging technologies, especially digital technologies and technologies for the circular blue and green bioeconomy - this is investigated using interdisciplinary and mixed-methods approaches and tools, from stochastic models to interviews, and with an explicit attention to uncertainty and sensitivity analysis.
Education/Academic qualification
Planning and Development , PhD, Department of Sustainability and Planning
Award Date: 8 Jun 2011
Environmental Sciences, Master, University of Parma
Award Date: 14 Feb 2007
Keywords
- Environment
- Sustainability
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- Monetary valuation
- Green technology
- Industrial Ecology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations from the last five years
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MULTIPLY: Multiplying feasible microalgae-derived products at scale
Pizzol, M. (Project Participant), Nielsen, H. N. (Project Participant), Ghose, A. (Project Participant) & Nolsøe, J. S. G. (Project Participant)
01/06/2025 → 31/05/2029
Project: Research
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SeaWeave: Novel functional textiles from red and brown seaweed
Pizzol, M. (Project Participant) & Lagodzka, E. K. (Project Participant)
01/05/2025 → 30/04/2028
Project: Research
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ecomAInd: AI-assisted Life Cycle Assessment workflow
Thomsen, L. A. (PI), Pizzol, M. (Project Participant) & An, N. (Project Participant)
01/05/2025 → …
Project: Research
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ASCCENT - Active storage of captured CO2 in net zero construction products
Ghose, A. (PI), Pizzol, M. (CoI) & Lagodzka, E. K. (Project Participant)
01/06/2024 → 31/05/2027
Project: Research
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FunSea: Functional processing of cultivated seaweeds for novel food products
Pizzol, M. (Project Participant) & Shikhare, R. (Project Participant)
01/04/2024 → 31/03/2027
Project: Research
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Challenges in substituting fossil products with bio-based alternatives
Lagodzka, E. K. & Pizzol, M., 2025. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference without publisher/journal › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Code: Utilizing LLMs (Large Language Models) to manage Ecoinvent database
An, N., Thomsen, L. A. & Pizzol, M., Oct 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference without publisher/journal › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Competitiveness analysis to develop a marginal mix for consequential LCA: A Seaweed Case Study
Shikhare, R., An, N. & Pizzol, M., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference without publisher/journal › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Constraints in supply of wild fish: empirical evidence and substitution effects
Codotto, G., Hegland, T. J., Madsen, N. & Pizzol, M., Dec 2025, In: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 30, 12, p. 3356–3369 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Environmental mitigation potential of waste-to-nutrition pathways
Javourez, U., Tiruta-Barna, L., Pizzol, M. & Hamelin, L., 17 Mar 2025, In: Nature Sustainability. 8, 4, p. 385-395 11 p., 138.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Datasets
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[Supplementary Information] Uncertainty and sensitivity of scenario choices in prospective LCA
Nolsøe, J. S. G. (Creator), Hjallnafoss, S. R. F. (Creator) & Pizzol, M. (Creator), Zenodo, 5 Nov 2025
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[Supporting Information] Constraints in supply of wild fish: empirical evidence and substitution effects
Codotto, G. (Creator), Hegland, T. J. (Creator), Madsen, N. (Creator) & Pizzol, M. (Creator), Zenodo, 2025
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[Supplementary Information] Model uncertainty versus variability in the life cycle assessment of commercial fisheries
Codotto, G. (Creator), Pizzol, M. (Creator), Hegland, T. J. (Creator), Madsen, N. (Creator) & Ghose, A. (Other), Zenodo, 13 Sept 2023
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[Supplementary Information] Model uncertainty versus variability in the life cycle assessment of commercial fisheries
Giovanni, C. (Creator), Massimo, P. (Creator), Jacob, H. T. (Creator) & Madsen, N. (Creator), Zenodo, 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8340321, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8340321
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[Supplementary Information] Same product, different score: how methodological differences affect EPD results
Konradsen, F. (Creator), Hansen, K. H. (Creator), Ghose, A. (Creator) & Pizzol, M. (Creator), Zenodo, 2023
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Prizes
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Best contribution to LCA modelling
Buyle, M. (Recipient), Pizzol, M. (Recipient) & Audenaert, A. (Recipient), 28 Nov 2017
Prize: Other prizes
Activities
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International Industrial Ecology Day 2025
Pizzol, M. (Organizer), Lancz, K. (Participant), Sporchia, F. (Participant), Boeve, T. M. (Participant), Poulsen, L. K. (Participant), Shikhare, R. (Participant), Codotto, G. (Participant), Elliot, T. (Participant), Lagodzka, E. K. (Participant) & An, N. (Participant)
21 Nov 2025Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
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Including constraints to biomass supply in the LCA of biobased products: a meso-scale model based on a matrix of biomass uses at EU scale
Lancz, K. (Speaker), Sporchia, F. (Speaker) & Pizzol, M. (Other)
21 Nov 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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PLATE 2025
Pizzol, M. (Organizer), Peirson-Smith , A. (Organizer) & James, A. (Organizer)
Jul 2025 → …Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
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Modelling product life cycles - Experiences, challenges, and ways forward
Pizzol, M. (Lecturer)
1 Apr 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Guest lecturers
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Kan vi genetablere den danske konsensus?
Pøhler, J. D. (Organizer), Weidema, B. (Participant), Kjær, L. L. (Participant), Pizzol, M. (Participant), Schmidt, J. (Participant), Shukri, M. (Participant) & Holst, I. C. (Participant)
21 Mar 2025 → 23 May 2025Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, seminars, exhibitions or similar
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Press/Media
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Commentary: The Big Question: Is Bitcoin a Bubble?
09/11/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Tech-giganters AI-kapløb vælter CO2-regnskabet: »Forretningsmodellen vinder over klimaet«
19/09/2024
2 items of Media coverage
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Dansk internetteknologi vil barbere op til 10% af landets elforbrug: Men der er mange fugle på taget
17/05/2023
2 items of Media coverage
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Grøn teknologi strander, før den kan laves i stor skala
15/05/2023 → 16/05/2023
6 items of Media coverage
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Podcast episode of "The sustainable IT revolution" series
10/05/2023
1 item of Media coverage
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