Obscure impacts demystified: Land use
Land use is another important but perhaps lesser known impact. Let’s discuss the subtleties of land use and land-use change, and how to account for it in LCA.
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New report: Notable progress on the SDG-LCA methodology
To reach the UN SDGs by 2030, businesses must be able to get in on the work. Join us in developing a new LCA-based methodology to measure business contributions to the SDGs.
Obscure impacts demystified: Ionizing radiation
How knowledgeable are you about lesser-known impacts? Let’s discuss ionizing radiation, how to account for it in LCA and when it is a health risk.
Obscure impacts demystified: Stratospheric ozone depletion
Today’s obscure impact is – unfortunately – a blast from the past. Although the world took big steps in the right direction, stratospheric ozone depletion is still ongoing, and still important to include in LCAs.
Obscure impacts demystified: Eutrophication
Everyone has heard about climate change and the need for waste management. But how knowledgeable are you about lesser-known impacts? Read on to learn all about eutrophication.
We have a vision: trustworthy life cycle information accessible to all
For LCA to truly take off, the LCA community needs to solve the information exchange and comparability challenge. A consortium of experts took a huge step during the EC-funded Remodelling project.
Sustainability at the core: moving from gut feeling to facts
Now sustainability reporting has become a prerequisite at many levels of the business ecology, the field is poised to make a big leap towards fact-based analysis that can really inspire action.
The best impact assessment developments of 2019: impact pathways
The science of LCA is continuously progressing. In part 2 of a 4-part series, we share with you the highlights of new impact assessment methodology of 2019. Today’s topic: impact pathways.
The best impact assessment developments of 2019: spatial differentiation
The science of LCA is continuously progressing. In part 1 of a 4-part series, we share with you the highlights of new impact assessment methodology of 2019. Today’s topic: spatial differentiation.
The ILCD format – solving LCA data exchange problems
Exchanging data with other LCA practitioners is tricky. Recently, many new tools have been created for conversion into and out of the ILCD format, which makes converting datasets and sharing data and models much easier.