LCA Applications

Mikołaj Owsianiak; Anders Bjørn; Alexis Laurent; Christine Molin; Morten Ryberg

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-56475-3_4

LCA Applications

Mikołaj Owsianiak, Anders Bjørn, Alexis Laurent, Christine Molin, Morten Ryberg

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The chapter gives examples of applications of LCA by the central societal actors in government, industry and citizens, and discusses major motivations and challenges for the use of LCA to support science-based decision-making from their respective perspectives. We highlight applications of LCA in policy formulation, implementation and evaluation, present different purposes of LCA application in industry at both product and corporate levels, and discuss challenges for LCA applications in small- and medium-sized enterprises. Our synthesis demonstrates the importance of LCA as a tool to quantify environmental impacts of products and systems and support decisions around production and consumption and highlights factors that prevent its even more widespread application.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Edit Life Cycle Assessment: Theory and practice
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	2018
Pages	31-41
Chapter	4
ISBN (Print)	9783319564746
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319564753
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56475-3_4
Publication status	Published - 2018

Keywords

Business and Management
Sustainability Management
Sustainable Development
Renewable and Green Energy
Manufacturing, Machines, Tools
Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment

UN SDGs

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