10 min readCBAM
Eight fundamental differences between CBAM and LCA
Both compute emissions, but they do not answer the same question. System boundary, gases covered, allocation rules and verification regime all differ.
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Every clca article tagged “life cycle assessment” — 7 technical pieces covering the topic from methodology, standards interpretation and practical application angles.
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13 min readPlatform
From inventory to verified EPD: the end-to-end LCA workflow in clca
The five phases of an EPD project from declared-unit definition to the verifier package: inventory, calculation, QA, report and lock.
Read more10 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.
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What is an EIA, and how does it differ from LCA?
The two most commonly confused concepts. One is a permitting process, the other a measurement method — and neither substitutes for the other.
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What is life cycle assessment (LCA)?
LCA is the standardised method for measuring a product’s environmental impact from raw material to waste. Its four phases, what it does and does not do, and where to start.
Read more10 min readPlatform
How to choose LCA software: eight evaluation criteria
Comparing feature lists misleads. What actually decides it is database access, verifiability and fit with your workflow.
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What is sustainability? What it actually means for a company
The definition has not changed since 1987, but what it means for a company has: from a statement of intent to a measured, audited and priced dataset.
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- fundamentals20
- data quality15
- EN 1580412
- CBAM11
- building LCA10
- EPD10
- embodied carbon9
- sector LCA9
- ecoinvent8
- Scope 38
- construction product EPD7
- recycled content7
- corporate carbon footprint6
- biogenic carbon5
- embedded emissions5
- functional unit5
- ISO 140405
- carbon footprint5
- verification5
- carbon pricing4
- circular economy4
- CSRD4
- EN 159784
- end-of-life scenario4
- environmental claim4
- EPD program operator4
- green building4
- impact categories4
- Module D4
- CO2 equivalent3
- data collection3
- Digital Product Passport3
- electricity emission factor3
- emission factor3
- energy efficiency3
- environmental regulation3
- export compliance3
- green building certification3
- uncertainty analysis3
- PCR3
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