Special types of life cycle assessment. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Matthias Finkbeiner, editor.
• Editors: Finkbeiner, Matthias
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Acronyms; Chapter 1: Introducing ``Special Types of Life Cycle Assessment;́́ 1 Introduction; 2 Recent Trends Toward Special Types of LCA; 3 Overview of the Volume; 4 Conclusion and Outlook; References; Chapter 2: Carbon Footprint of Products; 1 Introducing ``Carbon Footprint of Products;́́ 1.1 Outline of the Chapter; 1.2 What Is Carbon Footprint of Products?; 1.3 The Carbon Footprint of Products as Example of Type 3 Label; 1.4 The Carbon Footprint of Products as an Application of Life Cycle Assessment; 1.5 Aims of Carbon Footprint of Products. 2 Main Methodological Issues of Carbon Footprint of Products2.1 Program Operator and Product Category Rules; 2.2 Standards of Carbon Footprint of Products and Quantification; 2.3 Methodological Issues for Quantification; 2.4 Methodological Issues for Verification; 2.5 Methodological Issues for Communication; 3 Discussing the Publication of ISO/TS 14067:2013 ``Carbon Footprint ́́Greenhouse Gases: Carbon Footprint of Products -- Requir ... ; 3.1 About the Process of Publishing ISO 14067; 3.1.1 New Work Item Proposal; 3.1.2 Meetings of Working Group 2; 3.2 Main Discussion Points. 3.2.1 Structure of ISO/TS 140673.3 Arguments Against the Acceptance of ISO 14067 as International Standard; 3.4 Current Situation; 3.5 Supporting Literature; 4 Experiences with Carbon Footprint of Products in the World: The UK; 4.1 Why Do Businesses Footprint and Label Products?; 4.2 The Development of Product Carbon Footprinting in the UK; 4.3 PAS 2050; 4.4 The Carbon Label; 4.5 Evolution of the Carbon Label Scheme; 4.6 International Footprinting Schemes; 4.7 Achieving Critical Mass Through Sharing and Integration; 4.8 Conclusion. 5 Experiences with Carbon Footprint of Products in the World: France-The French Initiative on Consumer Product Environmental F ... 5.1 Context and Goals of the Initiative; 5.2 Governance of the Initiative; 5.3 General Platform (ADEME-AFNOR Stakeholder Platform); 5.3.1 General Methodology; 5.3.2 Sector-Specific Working Groups; 5.3.3 Communication Format; 5.4 Database Development; 5.5 National Pilot; 5.6 Outlook; 6 Experiences with Carbon Footprint of Products in the World: France, Casino; 6.1 Background and Development; 6.2 Definition of the Casino Carbon Index of Products. 6.3 Specifics of the Carbon Index6.4 Optimization of the Carbon Index; 6.5 From Carbon Index to the Environmental Index; 7 Experiences with Carbon Footprint of Products in the World: Japan; 7.1 Overview; 7.2 The Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry (JEMAI); 7.3 Databases; 7.4 Product Category Rules; 7.5 CFP Logo; 7.6 Procedure for Using the CFP Logo; 7.6.1 Application; 7.6.2 Certification and Verification Processes; 7.7 State of the Art and Future Plans; 8 Experiences with Carbon Footprint of Products in the World: Republic of Korea; 8.1 Background; 8.2 History.
• Publisher Details: Dordrecht : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 399 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 658.5; Product life cycle; Product life cycle -- Environmental aspects; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior; Product life cycle; Product life cycle -- Environmental aspects; Environment; Sustainable Development; Environmental Management; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Industrial Pollution Prevention; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789401776103; 9401776105; 9401776083; 9789401776080
• Related ISBNs: 9789401776080
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 4, 2016).
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