Links
Policy activities and instruments referring to life cycle thinking or assessment
European Sustainable Consumption and Production
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eussd/escp_en.htm
Communication on Integrated Product Policy (IPP)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ipp/
Thematic Strategy on The Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (Resources TS)
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/natres/index.htm
Thematic Strategy on The Prevention and Recycling of Waste (Waste TS)
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/strategy.htm
Environmental Technology Action Plan (ETAP)
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/etap/index.htm
Directive 2005/32/EC on the eco-design of Energy-using Products (EuP)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/eco_design/
Directive 2002/96/EC Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/waste/weee_index.htm
Directive 2002/95/EC Restrictions of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/waste/index.htm
Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles (EoL)
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/elv_index.htm
Green (Public) Procurement (GPP):
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/index.htm
Regulation on Eco-labeling; voluntary scheme of the European Eco-label
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel/index_en.htm
Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/emas/index_en.htm
Directive 2003/87/EC including Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS)
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/emission.htm
Directive 2001/42/EC on Strategic environmental assessment (SEA)
http://www.eu.int/comm/environment/eia/sea-legalcontext.htm
Directive 96/61/EC on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC).
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ippc/
Directive 85/337/EEC on Environmental impact assessment (EIA)
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eia/home.htm
European Union Strategy for Sustainable Development
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eussd/index.htm
Waste Framework Directive 75/442/EEC (amended by Directive 91/156/EEC) and Waste Management Planning
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/plans/index.htm
Selected EC commissioned/supported projects including LCA
IPP Pilot Product exercise on mobile phones and on tropical garden furniture
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ipp/pilot.htm
"Critical Review of Existing Studies and Life Cycle Analysis on the Regeneration and Incineration
of Waste Oils"
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/studies/oil/waste_oil.htm
"Life cycle assessment of PVC and of principal competing materials"
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/studies/pvc/lca_study.htm
Environmentally Friendly Construction Materials
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/construction/suscon/tgs/tg1/efcmfin.htm
Recycling end of life vehicles
http://ec.europa.eu/research/growth/gcc/projects/in-action-recycling.html
"Internet site on life-cycle assessment tools and services and life cycle inventory data in support
of European Integrated Product Policy"
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ipp/studiesevents.htm
[i.e. the study setting up the first version of this LCA Info Hub internet site and compiling /
providing the LCI data. On the same site information on further studies can be found e.g. on "Indicators
for Integrated Product Policy (IPP)", "External Environmental Effects related to the Life-Cycle of Products
and Services".]
Mayor regional and national life cycle network activities (selection)
Brazil: Brazilian LCA Network
http://acv.ibict.br
China: CNMLCA - Center for National Materials Life Cycle Assessment
http://www.cnmlca.com.cn
Denmark: Danish LCA Center
http://www.lca-center.dk
Germany: German Network Life Cycle Data
http://www.netzwerk-lebenszyklusdaten.de
India: ISLCA - Indian Society for Life Cycle Assessment
http://members.tripod.com/neef.in/islca.html
Japan: JLCA - Life Cycle Assessment Society of Japan
http://www.jemai.or.jp/lcaforum/
Japan: AIST - Research Center for Life Cycle Assessment
http://unit.aist.go.jp/lca-center/cie/index.html
Scandinavia: NorLCA - Nordic Life Cycle Association (of Sweden and Denmark)
http://www.norlca.org
Sweden: CPM Swedish Life Cycle Center
http://lifecyclecenter.se
Switzerland: ecoinvent - Swiss Centre for Life Cycle Inventories
http://www.ecoinvent.ch
Thailand: Thai LCA network
http://doi.eng.cmu.ac.th/Thailca
USA: ACLCA - American Center for Life Cycle Assessment
http://www.lcacenter.org
International organisations and life-cycle related activities
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
http://www.unep.org/
Society of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicity (SETAC)
http://www.setac.org
UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative
http://lcinitiative.unep.fr/
European Environment Agency (EEA)
http://www.eea.europa.eu/main_html
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Environment Directorate
http://www.oecd.org/department/0,2688,en_2649_33713_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
International Energy Agency (IEA)
http://www.iea.org/
World Resources Institute (WRI)
http://www.wri.org/