Meeting with working group LCA Data & Methodology
Date:Tuesday, 03 February, 2026
Time:09:00 - 10:30 CET
Where: Online with Teams (Link sent with meeting invitation)
Cost: Free of charge
For whom: For partners in Swedish Life Cycle Center and SMEs and government agencies in collaboration with the Center
The deep dive for this meeting focuses on “What is a life cycle? Mental models and their implications for LCA methods.”
Agenda
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- Welcome & house rules (Anna Wikström, Swedish Life Cycle Center, Sara Heimersson, Essity & Sofia Poulikidou, Höganäs AB)
- Deep dive for the meeting: What is a life cycle? Mental models and their implications for LCA methods
- Presentation by Tomas Ekvall (TERRA) followed by a discussion on the topic.
- Background:
- We have debated allocation and other methodological issues for decades without reaching an agreement. In order for the debates on methodological issues to be constructive, we need to understand the different underlying assumptions and starting points. Tomas will reflect on our mental models and their implications for LCA methods. This will be followed by a discussion including interactive elements.
- Updates from the Swedish Life Cycle Center & Innovation cluster for the life cycle perspective (Anna Wikström, Swedish Life Cycle Center)
- Ongoing applications & calls
- Summary of meetings 2025 and meetings 2026
- End of the meeting
Read more about the working group
This meeting is coordinated within the project Innovation cluster for the life cycle perspective project. The project is funded by the Swedish Energy Agency and partners in the Swedish Life Cycle Center.
Contact
Anna Wikström, Project manager
+46 31 772 49 61
[email protected]
