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Emerging approaches, challenges and opportunities in life cycle assessment

Hellweg, Stefanie, Milà i Canals, Llorenç·2014·Science
DOI 10.1126/science.1248361
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In the modern economy, international value chains—production, use, and disposal of goods—have global environmental impacts. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) aims to track these impacts and assess them from a systems perspective, identifying strategies for improvement without burden shifting. We review recent developments in LCA, including existing and emerging applications aimed at supporting environmentally informed decisions in policy-making, product development and procurement, and consumer choices. LCA constitutes a viable screening tool that can pinpoint environmental hotspots in complex value chains, but we also caution that completeness in scope comes at the price of simplifications and uncertainties. Future advances of LCA in enhancing regional detail and accuracy as well as broadening the assessment to economic and social aspects will make it more relevant for producers and consumers alike.

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Authors
Hellweg, S., & Milà i Canals, L.
Venue
Science
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published
2014-06-06
Volume
344
Issue
6188
Pages
1109-1113
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.1248361
OpenAlex
W2052681235
Cited by
1,416
References
3
FWCI
64.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
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