The European Commission (EC) has strengthened environmental and sustainability oriented policies and strategies by introducing Life Cycle Thinking. Amongst others, this is a key consideration in the Integrated Product Policy Communication, the two Thematic Strategies on the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and on the Prevention and Recycling of Waste, as well as in the Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)/Sustainable Industry Policy (SIP) Action Plan.
Reliable and scientifically robust life cycle methods are required to support the implementation, monitoring and assessment needs of these strategies and associated policies. This project analyses different life-cycle methods and provides an evaluation of their current suitability for assessing environmental impacts in micro level and macro level situations.
REIMANN Kathy;
FINKBEINER Matthias;
HORVATH Arpad;
MATSUNO Yasunari;
PRETATO Ugo;
PENNINGTON David;
PANT Rana;
2011-01-05
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC60640
978-92-79-17201-4,
1018-5593,
EUR 24562 EN,
OP LB-NA-24562-EN-C,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC60640,
10.2788/32275,
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