Life Cycle Assessment
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) quantifies environmental impacts of human activities from a systems perspective, covering every stage of a product, or service, from raw material extraction to final disposal.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method is a standardized, science-based method (ISO 14040 /44:2006) that enables comprehensive analysis across multiple environmental impact categories, including climate change, water use, land use, resource depletion, and pollution. A life cycle approach aims to avoid burden-shifting, which can occur when reducing environmental impacts in one stage of the life cycle unintentionally increase the impact in another stage, or causes another type impact. LCA was originally developed to assess material and energy flows in industrial systems and corresponding emissions, the LCA method has since evolved to include agricultural systems, life style choices, and even to assess regional environmental performance.
At Lund University, researchers applying LCA are active across several departments. At the Center for Environmental and Climate Science, CEC, we focus on application and testing of recently developed methods in collaboration with industry and stakeholders, and methodological development, such as the inclusion of biodiversity.
We continuously seek collaboration within the University, engaging both researchers and students, as well as external partners interested in advancing sustainable solutions.
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Carla Coelho
E-mail: carla [dot] coelho [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se
Phone: +46 46 222 86 33