Scope-dependent modelling of electricity supply in life cycle assessments

摘要: Background, aim and scope Electricity use or substitution is one of the key parameters with regard to life cycle assessment (LCA) results. At same time, it often used as an illustrative example highlight modelling differences between decision-oriented descriptive LCA. Three basically different models exist in inventory analysis: attributional, consequential decisional model. This paper proposes criteria that help classify typical LCA questions regarding real business cases find most appropriate (LCI) The framework applied a case study electricity supply within international operations environmental service company headquarters France.