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biogenic carbon

Every clca article tagged “biogenic carbon” — 5 technical pieces covering the topic from methodology, standards interpretation and practical application angles.

5 articles

2026-08-0711 min read

Timber LCA: biogenic carbon storage, sustainable forestry and end-of-life

The claim that timber is 'carbon negative' has to survive proper accounting. When stored carbon may be counted, and what happens at end-of-life.

2026-08-0312 min read

Food LCA: agricultural emissions, land use and allocation

Most food impact is created in the field, and it is the hardest part to measure. N₂O emissions, land use change and allocation across joint outputs like milk and meat.

2026-07-1511 min readPlatform

Biogenic carbon and end-of-life scenarios: EN 15804 §7.4.4 in practice

The -1/+1 rule, per-material biogenic carbon declaration, and how reuse / recycling / energy-recovery scenarios play out in GWP-biogenic.

2026-06-1810 min readCorporate Carbon

ISO 14067: calculating a product carbon footprint and making claims about it

One indicator, full life cycle. What ISO 14067 inherits from ISO 14044, the partial footprint concept and the limits of claims.

2026-05-059 min readFundamentals

What is global warming potential (GWP)? How CO₂ equivalent is calculated

The coefficient that lets different greenhouse gases be summed into one number. Why the time horizon matters, and the fossil-biogenic split.