How can LCA include prospective elements to assess emerging technologies and system transitions? The 76th LCA Discussion Forum on Life Cycle Assessment, 19 November 2020
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This paper summarizes the 76th LCA Discussion Forum end its main fndings. Main issues when addressing emerging technologies identifed were: the lack of primary data, the need for (shared) future background scenarios and (guidlines for) a common methodology. The following recommendations have been derived by the organizers: 1) Specifc foreground inventories are always tailor-made, but consistency can be improved through lists of mandatory considerations. 2) Continue sharing (future) technology data and proxy processes, that can be readily replicated to new studies and assist in developing inventories. 3) Streamline and unify the process of including scenarios for background systems. New approaches may provide frst important solutions to efciently include consistent future scenarios in prospective LCA.
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The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, pp. 1-4.
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1-4