Special types of life cycle assessment [electronic resource] / Matthias Finkbeiner, editor.
Finkbeiner, Matthias, editor.
2016
HF5415.155
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Title Special types of life cycle assessment [electronic resource] / Matthias Finkbeiner, editor.
ISBN 9789401776103 (electronic book)
9401776105 (electronic book)
9789401776080
Published Dordrecht : Springer, 2016.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xvi, 399 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number HF5415.155
Dewey Decimal Classification 658.5
Summary This book presents specialised methods and tools built on classical LCA. In the first book-length overview, their importance for the further growth and application of LCA is demonstrated for some of the most prominent species of this emerging trend: Carbon footprinting; Water footprinting; Eco-efficiency assessment; Resource efficiency assessment; Input-output and hybrid LCA; Material flow analysis; Organizational LCA. Carbon footprinting was a huge driver for the market expansion of simplified LCA. The discussions led to an ample proliferation of different guidelines and standards including ISO/TS 14067 on Carbon Footprint of Product. Atsushi Inaba (Kogakuin University, Tokyo, Japan) and his eight co-authors provide an up-to-date status of Carbon Footprint of Products. The increasing relevance of Water Footprinting and the diverse methods were the drivers to develop the ISO 14046 as international water footprint standard. Markus Berger (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany), Stephan Pfister (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) and Masaharu Motoshita (Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan) present a status of water resources and demands from a global and regional perspective. A core part is the discussion and comparison of the different water footprint methods, databases and tools. Peter Saling from BASF SE in Ludwigshafen, Germany, broadens the perspective towards Eco-efficiency Assessment. He describes the BASF-specific type of eco-efficiency analysis plus adaptions like the so-called SEEBALANCE and AgBalance applications. Laura Schneider, Vanessa Bach and Matthias Finkbeiner (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany) address multi-dimensional LCA perspectives in the form of Resource Efficiency Assessment. Research needs and proposed methodological developments for abiotic resource efficiency assessment, and especially for the less developed area of biotic resources, are discussed.The fundamentals of Input-output and Hybrid LCA are covered by Shinichiro Nakamura (Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan) and Keisuke Nansai (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan). The concepts of environmentally extended IO, different types of hybrid IO-LCA and the waste model are introduced. David Laner and Helmut Rechberger (Vienna University of Technology, Austria) present the basic terms and procedures of Material Flow Analysis methodology. The combination of MFA and LCA is discussed as a promising approach for environmental decision support. Julia Martínez-Blanco (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany; now at Inèdit, Barcelona, Spain), Atsushi Inaba (Kogakuin University, Tokyo, Japan) and Matthias Finkbeiner (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany) introduce a recent development which could develop a new trend, namely the LCA of Organizations.
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Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Acronyms; Chapter 1: Introducing ``Special Types of Life Cycle Assessment;́́ 1 Introduction; 2 Recent Trends Toward Special Types of LCA; 3 Overview of the Volume; 4 Conclusion and Outlook; References; Chapter 2: Carbon Footprint of Products; 1 Introducing ``Carbon Footprint of Products;́́ 1.1 Outline of the Chapter; 1.2 What Is Carbon Footprint of Products?; 1.3 The Carbon Footprint of Products as Example of Type 3 Label; 1.4 The Carbon Footprint of Products as an Application of Life Cycle Assessment; 1.5 Aims of Carbon Footprint of Products

2 Main Methodological Issues of Carbon Footprint of Products2.1 Program Operator and Product Category Rules; 2.2 Standards of Carbon Footprint of Products and Quantification; 2.3 Methodological Issues for Quantification; 2.4 Methodological Issues for Verification; 2.5 Methodological Issues for Communication; 3 Discussing the Publication of ISO/TS 14067:2013 ``Carbon Footprint ́́Greenhouse Gases: Carbon Footprint of Products
Requir...; 3.1 About the Process of Publishing ISO 14067; 3.1.1 New Work Item Proposal; 3.1.2 Meetings of Working Group 2; 3.2 Main Discussion Points

3.2.1 Structure of ISO/TS 140673.3 Arguments Against the Acceptance of ISO 14067 as International Standard; 3.4 Current Situation; 3.5 Supporting Literature; 4 Experiences with Carbon Footprint of Products in the World: The UK; 4.1 Why Do Businesses Footprint and Label Products?; 4.2 The Development of Product Carbon Footprinting in the UK; 4.3 PAS 2050; 4.4 The Carbon Label; 4.5 Evolution of the Carbon Label Scheme; 4.6 International Footprinting Schemes; 4.7 Achieving Critical Mass Through Sharing and Integration; 4.8 Conclusion

5 Experiences with Carbon Footprint of Products in the World: France-The French Initiative on Consumer Product Environmental F...5.1 Context and Goals of the Initiative; 5.2 Governance of the Initiative; 5.3 General Platform (ADEME-AFNOR Stakeholder Platform); 5.3.1 General Methodology; 5.3.2 Sector-Specific Working Groups; 5.3.3 Communication Format; 5.4 Database Development; 5.5 National Pilot; 5.6 Outlook; 6 Experiences with Carbon Footprint of Products in the World: France, Casino; 6.1 Background and Development; 6.2 Definition of the Casino Carbon Index of Products

6.3 Specifics of the Carbon Index6.4 Optimization of the Carbon Index; 6.5 From Carbon Index to the Environmental Index; 7 Experiences with Carbon Footprint of Products in the World: Japan; 7.1 Overview; 7.2 The Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry (JEMAI); 7.3 Databases; 7.4 Product Category Rules; 7.5 CFP Logo; 7.6 Procedure for Using the CFP Logo; 7.6.1 Application; 7.6.2 Certification and Verification Processes; 7.7 State of the Art and Future Plans; 8 Experiences with Carbon Footprint of Products in the World: Republic of Korea; 8.1 Background; 8.2 History

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