The Nordic Dialogue Forum for LCA, climate and buildings is developed in collaboration with the Nordic building authorities. The purpose is to give input to Nordic harmonization of life cycle assessment of climate emissions from…
On March 4 the Nordic working group for LCA climate and buildings met to discuss definitions of carbon neutrality in the building sector and the concept of carbon handprint. The group also had the chance…
The aim of the group is to increase the collaboration between government agencies regarding the life cycle perspective and partners in Swedish Life Cycle Center by sharing experiences and knowledge building.
A common platform for knowledge building and collaboration is crucial to spread and develop the life cycle thinking globally. This project aims for a joint national collaboration to engage organizations to apply a life cycle perspective.
The project provides a meeting place where industry, academia, authorities and other parts of society come together to create opportunities for an increased understanding and use of the life cycle perspective. The project aims to…
This project is a continuation of the project modelling of recycling that aimed to analyzing and debating how recycling should be modeled in life cycle assessment (LCA) and similar environmental assessments and…
Background The project was initiated due absence of involvement by lyfe cycle analysts in production development. In order to steer development in production towards enhancements that is beneficial economically and has little impact on the…
Since 2016, the center has a close collaboration with seven Swedish government agencies. They meet on a regular basis to share experience and build common knowledge in the life cycle field. These authorities play important roles…
The life cycle perspective, understanding the environmental impacts of a product or service throughout the value chain, is gaining increased importance in business as well as in public sector and authorities. In this two-day course…
Conference reflections and report from 9th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM 2019) The 9th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM 2019) took place between 1rd– 4thSeptember 2019 in city of Poznan, Poland.
Accepted abstract/Conference presentation in the 8th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM), September 2017, Luxembourg City.
Background Information and market pressure in combination with political instruments will in the long run lead to reduced environmental impact and resource use from production and consumption of goods and services, both nationally and globally.
The method for modeling material recycling can have a decisive impact on the environmental assessment of products with a high content of recycled material or material that is recycled after use. How recycling should be modeled in LCA has been discussed since the 90's but no consensus has yet been reached. The project is expected to result in increased competence and in consensus on certain aspects of the modeling of recycling in LCA.
The life cycle perspective is crucial for companies and other organizations in order to reduce their environmental impact and to reach climate- and energy efficiency goals. With focus on successful life cycle activities that are already in place in Swedish organizations, this project aimed to spread the good examples.
Methods for environmental footprinting of products and services have been and are being developed all over the world. Two methods to measure environmental performance throughout the lifecycle, the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) and the Organisation…
Seminariet anordnas av Energimyndigheten som en del av den svenska verksamheten inom IEA, IETS (Industrial Energy-Related Technologies and Systems) i samverkan med Swedish Life Cycle Center och Svensk plattform för livscykelperspektivet. Seminariet kommer att handla om ekonomisk och klimatmässig utvärdering av nya industriella koncept (till exempel bioraffinaderier, CCS, membrankoncept, elektrifiering) med stor investering och framtida introduktion.
Swedish Life Cycle Center has, through the development of the EPS-method and a number of projects, been discussing monetarization for several years. With this group and related activities we hope to contribute to the discussion and implentation of "right prices".
How to reduce complexity of system analytical sustainability studies to facilitate responsible sustainability decision making in system design, procurement and other significant investments? Welcome to participate in this open final seminar of the standardization preparatory research project SCOPES!…
Researchers from IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute and KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Michael Martin, Sven-Olof Ryding, Sofia Lingegård and Elvira Molin) will share results and knowledge from on-going projects on sustainable procurement of food…
Maria will manage and coordinate projects and activities within Swedish Life Cycle Center. With her background from a NGO working with sustainability, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and academic partners she is a welcome addition…
In a changing world where the vehicles of tomorrow will have a different design compared to those of today new challenges will occur. LCA & vehicles have gathered leading automobile companies in Sweden together with researchers to discuss upcoming questions within LCA.
Background There are today several methods and frameworks to analyze and measure sustainable development. Common features of these methods and frameworks are that they require comprehensive investigations, involve subjective assessments, and lead to results that…
Aim & objectives The aim is to identify the knowledge gaps and challenges that exist in reaching and increasing the recycling rate of plastic. Furthermore, the project aims to develop best practices for how sharing…
Transport systems have several unique properties that make them different from many products and services that are analysed with LCA. How can a life cycle perspective be applied in that context? In this webinar, the…
This is the project report from the project Incentives for energy recovery in LCA for plastics. The project aimed to increase the knowledge of to what extent results from LCA´s gives the wrong incentives, favoring energy recovery from plastic waste over material recycling.
Together with Swedish Life Cycle Center’s academic partners, Chalmers University of Technology, KTH Royal institute of Technology and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences a PhD course “Advances in life cycle assessment” will…
