EBNet: LCA in Practice (Training)

LCA in Practice - brought to you by the EBNet Process Integration and Sustainability Assessment Working Group. Monday, 28 October - Wednesday 30 October 2024, at the University of Surrey. 09.00-17.00.

This training event is FREE to EBNet members.

If you are an Early Career Researcher we have a limited number of travel bursaries available. Email us ([email protected]) for details.

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a robust and systematic methodology to evaluate and analyse the environmental impacts of a product or service system across its whole life cycle. This course aims to develop skills in the LCA methodology by providing in-depth training on LCA methodology, and practical experience of doing LCAs in practice. This concise course provides an overview of LCA methodology including impact assessment and management of uncertainty; and practical experience of executing an LCA using open sources as much as possible. It gives an exposure to a range of resources available to do LCA (life cycle inventory databases, life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) methods, etc.).

Learning outcomes

1. Be able to deploy resources required to do an LCA study in practice

2. Identify the key benefits and challenges of the application of LCA for a range of purposes

3. Develop practical skills in LCA problem-solving

4. Be able to critically evaluate the quality of an LCA study done by others

Methods of teaching and learning

Lectures (6 hours), interactive training and hands-on experience (6 hours) and self-learning and reflection (4.5 hours)

More details online at: EBNet Working Group: Process Integration and Sustainability Assessment – Environmental Biotechnology Network.

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