Life Cycle Impact Assessment Programme
Aims of the LCIA programme The Life Cycle Impact Assessment programme refers to the third phase of LCA and deals with the evaluation of environmental impacts, (e.g. climate change and toxicity) of products and services over their whole life cycle. What are the impacts to consider and how should this be done? The LCIA programme increases the quality and global reach of the life cycle indicators by promoting the exchange of views among experts whose work results in a set of widely accepted recommendations. According to the ToRs for the LCIA definition study its specific aims are:
- To identify user needs for Life Cycle Impact Assessment
- To provide a clear picture of the impact categories, including different impacts than the one typically applied in "OECD country LCAs", like e.g. erosion or biodiversity
- To provide guidelines for the starting points, the decision-making framework and guidelines for the identification of recommended practice
- To identify case studies, and industrial partners, to test and improve the method feasibility
- To identify the links with the LCI and LCM programmes, including the relation of LCIA to indicators, which also include the economical and social dimensions of sustainability
Structure of the LCI Programme
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