Resources

Standards

These are some of the key standards that we use, follow, and comply with in all relevant parts of our software and solutions.

• IPCC: 2006 Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
• WRI/WBCSD: Greenhouse Gas Protocol
• ISO 14040: Life Cycle Assessment - Principles and Framework
• BSI: PAS 2050 - Specification for the Assessment of Life-Cycle GHG Emissions of Goods/Services

More Standards

We are tracking these additional standards and industry requirements for product carbon footprinting that are currently in development.

• ISO 14067-1: Carbon Fooptrint of Products
• Greenhouse Gas Protocol: Product and Supply Chain GHG Accounting and Reporting
• SCS: LCA-Based GHG Accounting Framework and Protocols
• The Sustainability Consortium
• ICT: Standardization of Life-Cycle Emissions Accounting for Information Technology Products

Additional Resources

Here are some additional resources that we have found to be generally useful in our work.

• Life Cycle Assessment:
• EPA: Life Cycle Assessment
• SETAC: Streamlined Life-Cycle Assessment
• NREL: US Life-Cycle Inventory Database
• UNEP: Life Cycle Initiative
• Plastics Europe: Eco-Profiles of the European Plastics Industry
• Copper Development Association: LCA
• Solid Waste Management and Greenhouse Gases: A Life-Cycle Assessment of Emissions and Sinks


• Energy and GHG Emissions:
• Univ of Bath: Inventory of Carbon and Energy
• IEA: Energy Statistics (Electricity/Heat by Country/Region)
• EPA: US Greenhouse Gas Inventory Reports
• EIA: Emissions of Greenhouse Gases Report
• EPA: eGRID Emissions Database
• Elsevier: Encyclopedia of Energy
• UC Davis: A Life cycle Emissions Model
• Carbon Trust: Carbon Footprinting
• Carbon Trust: Carbon Footprints in the Supply Chain


• Materials and Packaging:
• Oregon DEQ: LCI of Packaging Options for Mail-Order Soft Goods
• WRAP: Carbon Impact of Wine Bottling - PET and Glass Bottles
• Athena: LCI of Five Plastic Products
• Food Service Packaging Institute: LCI/LCA Reports
• DOE: Industrial Glass Bandwidth Analysis


• Building Products and Construction:
• BFRL: Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability
• Athena: Building/Construction LCA
• UK Environment Agency: Sustainable Construction
• UNEP: Buildings and Climate Change
• Danish Technological Institute: CO2 Uptake from Concrete Carbonation


• Buildings and Appliances:
• EIA: Warehouse/Storage Building Characteristics
• EPA/DOE: Energy Star


• Food and Agriculture:
• FAO: The Energy and Agriculture Nexus
• Danish LCA Food Database
• Carlsson-Kanyama: Energy Use in the Food Sector + Appendices
• Worldwatch: Meat and Seafood - Global Diet's Most Costly Ingredients
• UC Davis: Agricultural Cost and Return Studies
• EPA/LBNL: Energy Efficiency Opportunities for Fruit and Vegetable Processing
• IFA: GHG Emissions and Fertilizer Production
• USDA: National Nutrient Database
• Taylor & Francis: Encyclopedia of Pest Management
• NPIRS: Pesticide Database


• Transport:
• DOE: Transportation Energy Data Book
• EPA: SmartWay Transport Partnership


• Water:
• California Energy Commission: Water-Energy-GHG Connection
• EPA: Water
• ACEEE: Energy Use in the Water and Wastewater Industry