(EN)-LCA

LIFE CYCLE: ISO 14040 ISO 14044

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA):

COLLECTION AND EVALUATION OF THE INPUTS, OUTPUTS AND POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF A PRODUCT SYSTEM THROUGHOUT ITS LIFE CYCLE

OBJECT OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT:

• IDENTIFICATION OF OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF A PRODUCT AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF ITS LIFE CYCLE
• PROVISION OF INFORMATION FOR DECISION MAKING
• SELECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
• MARKETING: ENVIRONMENTAL LABELING, ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION

PHASES OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT:

1. DEFINITION OF OBJECT AND SCOPE
2. INVENTORY ASSESSMENT
3. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
4. INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

PHASES OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT:

1. DEFINITION OF OBJECT AND SCOPE

Intended implementation Target audience Product System Functional unit Selected impact categories

PHASES OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT:

1. DEFINITION OF OBJECT AND SCOPE
2. INVENTORY ASSESSMENT

Data collection and calculation procedures to quantify the inputs and outputs of a product system: Energy, raw material, auxiliaries Products, co-products and waste Emissions to air, discharges to water and soil

PHASES OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT:

1. DEFINITION OF OBJECT AND SCOPE
2. INVENTORY ASSESSMENT
3. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Mandatory phases: Classification Characterization Optional phases: Standardization Weighting

PHASES OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT:

1. DEFINITION OF OBJECT AND SCOPE
2. INVENTORY ASSESSMENT
3. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
4. INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

Conclusions and recommendations

METHODS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

EUROPEAN METHODS

LIST OF METHODS

METHODS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

NORTH AMERICA

BEES+ 4.09 (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability, NIST)

METHODS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

GLOBALMETHODS

• ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (E)

• IMPACT World+ Endpoint

EU ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT METHOD: EF 3.0 normalization and weighting set: IMPACT ASSESSMENT METHOD DEVELOPED AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION. STANDARIZATION AND WEIGHTING FACTORS WERE PUBLISHED IN 2019.

COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION OF 9 APRIL 2013 ON THE USE OF COMMON METHODS TO MEASURE AND COMMUNICATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF PRODUCTS AND ORGANISATIONS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE CYCLE

CATEGORY IMPACTS EF 3.0

CLIMATE CHANGE OZONE DEPLETION IONISING RADIATION PHOTOCHEMICAL OZONE FORMATION PARTICULATE MATTER HUMAN TOXICITY, NON CANCER HUMAN TOXICITY, CANCER ACIDIFICATION EUTROPHICATION FRESHWATER EUTROPHICATION MARINE EUTROPHICATION TERRESTRIAL ECOTOXICITY FRESWATER LAND USE WATER USE RESOURCE USE, ENERGY CARRIERS RESOURCE USE, MINERAL AND METALS