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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and its variants (EPDs, WLCA, CBAM...)

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  • Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and its variants (EPDs, WLCA, CBAM...)

Life Cycle Assessment and all its variants, from the basics to the advanced!

1) ISO Standards (13)

  • What Is ISO 14020? The Framework Behind Environmental Statements
  • ISO 14021: Self-Declared Environmental Claims
  • What Is ISO 14024? Ecolabels Explained
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2) Life Cycle Assessment (23)

  • What is Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)?
  • What is the Purpose of an LCA?
  • What is a Functional Unit?
View all 23 articles

3) Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) (16)

  • What is an EPD? Environmental Product Declarations Explained
  • Why Your Business Needs an EPD
  • EPD vs Carbon Footprint vs LCA: What's the Difference?
View all 16 articles

4) Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA) (3)

  • What is a Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA)?
  • What are the WLCA modules?
  • How do you do a Whole Life Carbon Assessment?
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5) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) (1)

  • What Is CBAM? Meaning and Purpose Explained
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6) Below280 (3)

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  • 1) ISO Standards
    • What Is ISO 14020? The Framework Behind Environmental Statements
    • ISO 14021: Self-Declared Environmental Claims
    • What Is ISO 14024? Ecolabels Explained
    • What Is ISO 14025? The Framework Behind EPDs
    • ISO 14040 and 14044: Life Cycle Assessment Standards
    • What is ISO 14046? Water Footprint Assessment
    • ISO 14064: Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Verification
    • ISO 14065 and 14066: Environmental Verification
    • ISO 14067: Carbon Footprint of Products
    • What Is ISO 21930? Construction EPDs Explained
    • What is EN 15804?
    • What is EN 16485? Understanding EPDs for Wood and Wood-Based Products
    • EN 15804 vs ISO 21930: What's the Difference?
  • 2) Life Cycle Assessment
    • What is Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)?
    • What is the Purpose of an LCA?
    • What is a Functional Unit?
    • What are Impact Categories in LCA?
    • Can I mix LCA databases?
    • Can LCAs be Manipulated?
    • How Reliable are LCA Results?
    • How to Conduct a Life Cycle Assessment?
    • Who Needs an LCA?
    • What Data Do I Need for an LCA?
    • What Are the Four Phases of Life Cycle Assessment?
    • What are System Boundaries in LCA?
    • What Does Cradle-to-Grave Mean?
    • What is Allocation in Life Cycle Assessment?
    • What are the Limitations of Life Cycle Assessment?
    • What is the Cut-off Method?
    • What is Attributional LCA?
    • What is Consequential LCA?
    • What is openLCA?
    • What is Prospective LCA?
    • What is System Expansion?
    • What is the Difference Between Carbon Footprint and LCA?
    • Automating LCA Calculations
  • 3) Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
    • What is an EPD? Environmental Product Declarations Explained
    • Why Your Business Needs an EPD
    • EPD vs Carbon Footprint vs LCA: What's the Difference?
    • How to Read an EPD
    • EPD Modules Explained: A1-A3, B, C and D
    • Understanding EPD Impact Categories (Beyond Carbon)
    • What is Module D in an EPD?
    • How to Get an EPD for Your Product: The Complete Process
    • Choosing an EPD Programme Operator
    • What are Product Category Rules (PCRs)?
    • EPD Data Requirements: What You Need to Collect
    • EPD Verification: What to Expect
    • How to Spot a Quality EPD
    • When Can You Compare EPDs? (And When You Can't)
    • EPDs in LEED and BREEAM: How They Work
    • How Much Does an EPD Cost?
  • 4) Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA)
    • What is a Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA)?
    • What are the WLCA modules?
    • How do you do a Whole Life Carbon Assessment?
  • 5) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
    • What Is CBAM? Meaning and Purpose Explained
  • 6) Below280
    • Glossary
    • About Below280's LCA Work
    • Articles, Book Chapters and Conferences

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