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Life Cycle Assessment is the backbone of quantitative sustainability. Explore methodology, impact categories, and professional tools.
Key LCA Metrics
Climate change impact
Acid rain contribution
Water nutrient enrichment
Stratospheric ozone impact
Total energy consumption
What is Life Cycle Assessment?
Understanding the ISO 14040/14044 framework for evaluating environmental impacts across a product's entire lifecycle.
Impact Categories
From Global Warming Potential (GWP) to Eutrophication — the key metrics that define environmental burden.
LCA Methodology
Goal & scope definition, inventory analysis, impact assessment, and interpretation — the four phases explained.
Databases & Tools
Ecoinvent, GaBi, openLCA — navigating the ecosystem of LCA databases and software platforms.
LCA Articles & Research
Demystifying the Chemical Sector's Carbon Footprint: A Novice's Guide to the TfS PCF Guideline (Version 3.0)
The TfS PCF Guideline (v3.0) provides a harmonized, ISO 14067-compliant standard for calculating and sharing Product Carbon Footprints across the chemical industry. This guide breaks down the key rules on system boundaries, data inclusion thresholds, allocation, and the critical limits on comparative claims.
Life Cycle Assessment: A Complete Methodology Guide
Master the four phases of ISO 14040/14044-compliant Life Cycle Assessment — from goal and scope definition to interpretation of results.