ARtificial IntelliGence toOl for enviroNmental impact Assessment of bio-based prodUcTs

The main objective of ARGONAUT is to develop an effective and easily accessible AI digital tool that accurately calculates the environmental and climate impact from bio-based products across the entire value chain (from cradle to grave) using language models from global literature based on LCA principles and allows for easy and secure tracking through a digital passport based on blockchain technology. This tool will also include a decision support tool that uses this data to map out different alternatives for the value chain and their environmental impact thereby facilitating better and more sustainable decision making. ARGONAUT will contribute to the integration of key emerging digital technologies (AI and blockchain) and an environmental assessment methodology (LCA) to create a reliable tool able to assist small and medium-sized producers to navigate the complex bio-product landscape with enough relevant information, security guarantees regarding the privacy of their data and in a user-friendly way capable of closing knowledge gaps and thereby of reaching to a wider range of producers. ARGONAUT will contribute to the implementation of the EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation and allow for an accurate depiction of the environmental impact of such bio-based products thereby supporting the development of more sustainable value chains and the transition to a circular bioeconomy across the EU.

ARGONAUT will provide users with a powerful tool to map out production options, optimise resource use and determine environmental impacts. In this way, both current and prospective small and medium sized producers, now confronting serious doubts about their best available options and enjoying limited resources for their clarification, will have access to a new source of clear and relevant information upon which to base their decisions, especially when it comes to fully understanding the environmental impacts and benefits associated with each of their production alternatives.

ARGONAUT enables precise life cycle analysis of bio-based products by applying the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology and artificial intelligence. This is crucial for Slovenian producers striving to transition from a linear to a circular economy. By optimizing resource use and reducing waste, the project directly supports the objectives of the National Program for Transition to a Circular Economy by 2025.