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LCA methodology & data

LCA methodology, available impact methods and databases

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Life Cycle Assessment

Life Cycle Assessment in EarthsterLCA methodology, available impact methods and databases

Data in EarthsterThis article explains where Earthster gets its data from.

Functional unit in Earthster

Allocation in EarthsterThis article describes how to do allocations based on the ISO 14044 allocation hierarchy.

Recycling allocation: The cut-off approachUse the cut-off allocation approach for modelling recycling with Ecoinvent datasets

Databases

Ecoinvent: Allocation cut-off by classificationEarthster uses the “Allocation, cut-off by classification” system model for all the available Ecoinvent datasets.

Ecoinvent update: changes from version 3.6 to 3.9.1

Impact methods

EF3.1 impact categoriesList of the impact categories available in Earthster required for PEF and OEF assessments

IPCC 2021 impact categoriesIPCC 2021 is available with a full a Ecoinvent license

ReCiPe 2016 impact categoriesEarthster's default impact categories are part of ReCiPe 2016

TRACI 2.1 impact categoriesTRACI 2.1 is available with a full a Ecoinvent license

Viewing Other impact categoriesWith a full Ecoinvent license you can view more impact categories including ReCiPe 2016 mid and end points, EF3.1, TRACI 2.1.