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Standards, phases and stages

Let’s now introduce the core standards for LCA, as well as its four phases. We’ll also distinguish the LCA phases from life cycle stages. Core standards LCA is primarily based …

Basics of LCA

LCA is a technique for assessing the environmental impacts associated with a product at all stages of its life cycle. It is a quantitative assessment approach that models the complex …

Life cycle thinking

Before exploring life cycle assessment (LCA), we will first introduce life cycle thinking (LCT). LCT is an approach that recognises our choices’ impacts on our natural environment. It describes the …