GLOBAL GUIDANCE PRINCIPLES ON LCA DATABASES: OUTREACH AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES WORLD WIDE AND MULTI-REGION COLLABORATION FOR CONSISTENT LCA DATA
Last modified: 2014-09-11
Abstract
The UNEP/ SETAC Life Cycle Initiative organized a Pellston-type workshop in 2011 in Shonan Village, Japan, based on which the Global Guidance Principles for LCA Databases where developed. Following its launch at LCM 2011, a number of outreach events have been organized in particular in emerging economies. Further development of the guidance principles is needed so that they can be used in a practical way for training and other applications. Therefore, outreach activities are being continued and strengthened by the development of training material to be used in future events. Collaboration among regional and country based LCA networks is seen as important elements of the implementation strategy.
Keywords
Global Guidance; LCA databases; training; multi-region collaboration
References
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