In LCA, the environmental impact of a product or activity is being assessed throughout its total life cycle. From the extraction of resource materials onto the waste and waste treatment/recycling stage. Various environmental impacts are being analysed.
Publication date 18-01-2011 | 00:00
Modification date 12-11-2018 | 15:58
The environmental-oriented Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) is an important tool for government to shape environmental policy; for science to support environmental policy and for business to implement environmental policy.
Sustainable development
LCA is increasingly fundamental in the development of environmental policies. Ecolabel, European legislation are examples of policy instruments to promote sustainable development. Without LCA, they would be almost unthinkable. Many questions have been raised regarding the implementation of LCA. Questions about the completion, about available studies, methods and software, or about agencies, organisations, contacts.
