Ecologically sustainable design guide (2009)

Australian national life cycle inventory database (2011)

Green Star – voluntary green building rating

Australian packaging covenant organisation guidelines for sustainable packing

Financial support of bioenergy projects from Australian renewable energy agency depending on LCA

LCA as allowed method of carbon neutral certification within the carbon neutral program

Californian code of regulations title 24, part 11 (Californian green building code 2013): LCA dispositions for residential and non-residential sectors (voluntary measures)

Californian oil recycling enhancement act (2009): comprehensive LCA of used lubricating and industrial oil management process

Low carbon fuel standard (2007): carbon intensity norms based on LCA

Pavement management system based on network-level GHG LCA equations (California Department of Transportation)

Environmentally preferable purchasing program

2015 Executive order (B-30-15) requires full life-cycle cost accounting to evaluate and compare infrastructure investments and alternatives

LCA to evaluate the impacts of hazardous waste management systems (Department of toxic substance control)

GHGenius – lifecycle emissions model for transportation fuels and technologies

Canadian raw material database (government supported University of Waterloo’s inventory data) INACTIVE

Canadian agri-food life cycle data centre (food systems priority research for integrated sustainability management laboratory, University of British Columbia)

Clean fuel standard: LCA modelling tool required to evaluate the carbon intensity of domestic and imported fuels (ECCC)

Climate lens – general guidance (2019) for projects funded by Canada Infrastructure program, Disaster mitigation and adaption fund, and Smart cities challenge.

Cost-benefit analysis framework (2019) as part of the regulatory impact analysis statement to assess life cycle carbon intensity of domestic and imported fossil fuels

Supply manual (annex 2.2. on green procurement mentions life cycle costing and life cycle thinking)

Policy on green procurement (2006) mentions LCA as general principle

Public services and procurement Canada’s office of greening government operations requires LCA for certain purchases TRANSFER TO Treasury Board

Milk production LCA (2018), supported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Canadian Diary Commission

LCA report on the environmental performance of solar photovoltaic technologies (2010), funded by Canmet Energy

Money paper LCA commissioned by the Bank of Canada

Potash LCA funded by the Saskatchewan government as a part of a NRCan research project

Life cycle assessment in agriculture – potential applications, social license and market asses (2014), funded by the Albertan government and the (federal) Growing Forward 2 initiative

LCA methodology guidelines on spatial differentiation in life cycle impact assessment (Environmental protection agency)

“An introduction to life cycle thinking and management “ (2003, Environmental protection agency), guidelines for companies

LCA and life cycle cost calculation tools developed by the Environmental protection agency (2014) for industries to calculate the environmental impact of buildings and construction

LCA Center Denmark (2002), supported by the Environmental protection agency

Green procurement through the Forum on sustainable procurement (ministry of the environment)

Green procurement through the Partnership for green public procurement (ministry of the environment)

Green procurement through the Responsible procurer (ministry of the environment)

Environmental protection agency’s promotion of green procurement policies in the public sector

Arla foods environmental and loss account LCA funded by the Environmental protection agency

“Denmark without waste. Recycle more – incinerate less” (2013); strategy including LCA-based scenarios to collect and treat waste

European platform on life cycle assessment

EU ecolabels based on LCA criteria to promote environmentally friendly products

Product environmental footprint pilot phase to harmonize LCA implementation

Supporting Environmentally Sound Decisions for Waste Management – A technical guide to Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for waste experts and LCA practitioners (JRC, 2011)

ISPRA research campus offers LCA expertise and training, notably for nuclear decommissioning and waste management

Recommendation of the Commission (2013/179/EU) the use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations

The Integrated Product Policy and its toolbox, including LCA), aim to minimize the environmental degradation of products through all phases of their life cycle.

Renewable energy directive (2018/2001) mentions LCA as a tool to evaluate eligible fuels

Eco-design directive (2009/125/EC) requires that the eco-design of energy-related products considers environmental life cycle aspect

Waste framework directive (2008/98/EC) requires that waste prevention programs consider the entire life cycle of products and materials

Green public procurement encouraged by the Integrated product policy toolbox

Green public procurement includes life cycle costing mechanism

Sustainable consumption and production and sustainable industrial policy action plan (SCP/SIP) relates to LCA elements and policies

Closing the loop. An EU action plan for the circular economy (2015), including LCA as a methodology to communicate environmental information

Building the Single Market for Green Products. Facilitating better information on the environmental performance of products and organizations (2013), including the harmonization of LCA methodology

Resource-efficient Europe flagship initiative: roadmap to better communicate to citizens and public authorities the environmental impact of goods and services over their life cycle

Better regulation for better results – An EU agenda (2015). LCA is listed in the Better regulation toolbox

Creation and supporting of poles de compétitivité (e.g. eco-design)

General principles for an environmental communication on mass market products (AFNOR, 2016)

Base IMPACTS + bilan produit (ADEME): LCA based software to assess environmental impacts of products

AgriBalyse (ADEME): database of life cycle inventories of agricultural products

Les actions de l’ADEME pour soutenir la transition vers l’économie circulaire (2015) : review document

ADEME financial support for the production of complementary data for Base IMPACTS

Référentiel d’évaluation des impacts environnementaux des systèmes photovoltaïques par la méthode d’analyse de cycle de vie (ADEME, 2012)

Eco-label regulation and experimentation on environmental labelling (2011-12)

Loi de transition énergétique pour la croissance verte (2015) requires transparent environmental communication

Loi Grenelle I : transition to a circular economy must be made through the promotion of industrial and territorial ecology, and ecological product design.

Loi Grenelle II launches an experimentation on eco-labelling and favors the use of LCA for the environmental declaration of products

NF Environment ecolabel by AFNOR (in collaboration with ADEME)

Intégrer les trois types de législations mentionnés par PV cycle https://www.pvcycle.fr/missions/

Revenu garant de l’environnement certification required for subsidy demands for certain photovoltaic energy projects; many LCA based labels are recognized as RGE certification

Plan d’action national pour les achats publics durables (2004)

Programme d’investissement d’avenir (2010) supports eco-design projects that ca be based on LCA

ADEME (Environment & energy management agency) finances and completes a variety of LCA studies

The Energy Regulatory Commission conducted a procurement process for photovoltaic installation projects (above 250 kW) requiring LCA

Stratégie nationale bas-carbone refers to eco-conception for the buildings sector and waste management

Stratégie nationale de développement durable aims to build a circular economy by 2020

Stragégie de développement durable de la défense committed to design equipement by considering its life cycle

Federal environmental agency manual on the use of valuation in LCA (1999)

Ökobaudat, database of building services and construction materials

German LCA network (2003-2008)

ProBase internet portal offers various data sets for LCA use

Joint guidelines (2010, 2012) by the government and the federation of industries for companies to calculate and communicate product carbon footprints

Packaging ordinance (1995) requires LCA for beverage packaging; amendment (2003) requires deposit for single-use beverage packaging

“Top-runner approach” as guiding principle in product-related environmental protection

Contract-award law allows for factoring in of life cycle cost in the bid assessment process, in some cases prescribes it.

Ökoinstitut study (2005) based on LCA on the performance of the municipal waste sector with regard to climate change, commissioned by the Federal environmental agency

Strategic cornerstones for sustainable development in municipalities (2015) refers to the need to assess life cycle of infrastructure projects

National programme for sustainable consumption (2016) outlines strategies to systematically strengthen and develop sustainable consumption in various areas

The German annex to the leaders’ declaration G7 summit (2015) promotes life cycle based decision-making

Capital works management framework guides and assists construction cost professionals in carrying out whole life cycle cost analysis and producing life cycle cost models

Application of LCA-to-go European program for

Green procurement – guidance for the public sector (2014)

Public bodies and schools are required to report annually to Sustainable energy authority of Ireland on their energy performance

Research stimulus fund (2006-2010) funded several LCA studies

Environmental protection agency financed research project to evaluate life cycle impact of wastewater treatment plants (2014)

Department for the environment, community and local government funded LCA study on compost production and agricultural use produced by Rx3 (2012)

Our sustainable future – a framework for sustainable development for Ireland (2012) refers to the necessity to consider the full life cycle

Ireland’s Environment – An Assessment (2016): the state-of-the environment report indicates that regulatory approaches will require LCA in the coming decades for business as well as eco-label standards

Scientific network rete italiana LCA

Laboratory for the valorization of resources in production and territorial systems (RISE)

Supporting environmentally sound decisions for waste management – a technical guide to life cycle thinking and life cycle assessment for waste experts and LCA practitioners (2011)

Law 221/2016 to promote green economy and restrict excessive use of natural resources refers to LCA in green procurement

Made green in Italy (2018): a voluntary national certification system using the LCA European Product Environmental Footprint methodology

Green public Procurement based on law 221/2016 refers to optional LCA INACTIVE

Training from the environmental ministry available if there is no LCA expertise within a public administration unit

Environmental impact assessment program (2011) aligned with EU’s PEF/OEF

METI pilot project to apply EU’S PEF

METI supported pilot phase as part of its carbon footprint of products programme that uses LCA to identify “hot spots” in products’ life cycle (after2012, the programme is transferred to the industry association)

METI life cycle impact assessment method based on endpoint modelling (LIME) and LCA database (project (1998-2003); follow-up: LIME 2 (2003-2006) and LIME 3 (2011)

Life cycle assessment society of Japan, supported by METI

Mandatory GHG accounting and reporting system (2006) requires large companies and public organizations to assess emissions over the life cycle

Basic environment plan – environmentally sound material cycle refers to LCA in governmental evaluations

3R initiative proposed by the Prime minister at the G8 summit 2004

Handbook environmental prizes (2017) by CE Delft consultancy, commissioned by the Ministry of infrastructure and the environment

ReCiPe (2008, revised 2016) model used for impact analysis in LCA, developed by the Ministry of health, welfare and sport

National environmental database provides standardized data for LCA in the construction sector (managed by the private sector, but with support of the government)

DuboCalc (2010/2013) calculates the environmental impacts different infrastructure designs, based on material and energy use during the whole lifecycle, based on LCA

Life cycle association New Zealnd, creation supported by the government

Research commissioned by the primary industries ministry used LCA to establish a database on construction materials

The greenhouse gas footprinting (2007) of the primary industries ministry covers GHG over the life cycle of products and services

LCA study (2015) on the environmental impact of electric vehicles

Livestock and environmental assessment partnership (LEAP) and PEF/OEF

Sustainable land management and climate change research programme provides annual subsidies for research projects, LCA is a favoured research topic

CIRAIG database inventory, supported by the government

Open input-output database

Loi sur la qualité de l’environnement (53.4.1) allows for change in waste management priorities due to LCA justification

Charte du bois (2017) : GHG LCA required for publicly funded construction projects

EDDEC research project funded by the government to analyze the life cycle of strategic materials (iron, copper, lithium)

Grain sector LCA (2015) funded by the Quebec and federal government

CIRAIG-led LCA studies on pavement (2009, 2019) funded by the government

CIRAIG-led LCA studies on product and services for Hydro-Quebec

Orientation ministérielle sur le choix des types de chaussées 2010-2015 (2012) : LCA as decision-making tool for managing the road network

Plan d’action du développement durable 2016-2021 refers to EDDEC analysis of strategic materials

Plan d’action 2013-2020 sur les changements climatiques : pilot project for carbon footprint certification

Stratégie gouvernementale de développement durable 2015-2020 : eco-responsible managing practices for public administration, including life cycle notion

Transporter le Québec vers la modernité : Politique de mobilité durable 2030 (2018) refers to LCA to assess fuels

Swedish life cycle center partly funded by the government; Life cycle database owned by the center (maintained by Chalmers Univerity of Technology)

International environmental product declaration system (2014) led by IVL Swedish research institute

Nornet LC funded by Nordic Built; Nordic network for LCA use (2015-17)

Swedish environmental protection agency’s national action plan for environmentally sustainable procurement refers to life cycle costing

Counting on LCC energy: tool to calculate life cycle costs of products for procurement

Swedish national roadmap for implementing the European environmental technologies action plan (2006) promotes life cycle costing in procurement (action 20)

IVL-led LCA study (2017) on lithium batteries for vehicles funded by the Swedish energy agency and the Swedish transport administration

IVL-led LCA study (2009) on wood pellet production funded by the Swedish energy agency

GreenBridge (2015), doctoral thesis to develop a LCA tool to assess life cycle cost of bridges, partially funded by the Swedish transport agency

National research program for energy efficiency in historic buildings (2016) and VindEL (2017), including life cycle as possible qualifying criterion, funded by the government

LCA calculation tool for the construction of roads and infrastructure of the Swedish transport agency must be used by suppliers

LCA study (2014) by the Swedish transport agency to compare options for the the extension of a highway (Västra Linken Umeå)

Sweden’s environmental objectives – an introduction (20012) refers to non-toxic and efficient materials life cycle as generational goals

Strategy for Sweden’s global development cooperation in the areas of environmental sustainability, sustainable climate and oceans, and sustainable use of natural resources 2018-2022 (2018) refers to life cycle perspective for sustainable production and consumption

Government bill (2008/09:35) on future travel and transport infrastructure for sustainable growth refers to life cycle perspective

Government bill (2021/13:25) on investments for a strong and sustainable transport system refers to life cycle cost of materials and methods

Swiss agricultural life cycle assessment database

Ecoinvent life cycle inventory database (founded with the support of the government)

World food LCA database to support environmental product declaration and ecodesign

National resource and efficiency network provides analytical tools to assess resource and material efficiency, codeveloped by the governement

SFOE energy research database INACTIVE

Green economy action plan (2013) refers to the importance of a life perspective

Sustainable development strategy 2016019 refers to life and material cycles

Code for sustainable homes (2007): voluntary national standard using LCA (certification under governmental contract)

Inventory and carbon database V3:national material database with focus on energy and carbon, funded by the government

LCA study on food supply and production chains funded by the governmental Food chain programme (2006-07)

Sustainable clothing roadmap (2007) to improve life cycle of clothing, government coordination; implementation through Waste and resources action programme (2011)

Waste and resources action programme to reduce voluntarily reduce household food waste, packaging and supply chain waste throughout their life cycle (Courtault commitment 2005-2015)

National sustainable public procurement programme aligned with the European Commission’s Green public procurement programme initiative

LCA study on supermarket carrier bags (2011) funded by the government

Newcomers’ guide to life cycle assessment – baselines and boundaries’ (2015) funded by the government

LCA study on nappies (2005, update 2008) funded by the government

Application of a LCA study in waste planning and strategy development via the WISARD software tool supported by the government

Best practicable environmental option guiding the administration in environmental decision-making, LCA as key component; used for decommissioning nuclear installations and waste management

U.S. life cycle inventory database (2011) created by NREL

EPA Life cycle engineering guidelines (2001) to facilitate LCA implementation in the engineering of products, processes, and installations

LCA commons – plateform containing LCA analyses and providing LCA data

LCA collection: catalogue and archive of data, tools, and resources that support LCA for agriculture and related areas of research

GREET (Greenhouse gases, regulated emissions, and energy use in transportation): model to evaluate vehicle and fuel combinations on a fuel-cycle/vehicle-cycle bases, developed by the government

Energy independence and security act (2007) requires EPA to perform LCA to create regulatory standards (U.S. renewable fuel standards)

Environmental preferable purchasing refers to life cycle perspective/multiple attributes as a guiding principle

New methods in environmental remediation life cycle assessment (2004) under the Experimental program to stimulate competitive research: LCA protocol for human health risk, economic and sociopolitical assessment

EPA Safer choice program uses LCA as part of an environmental certification program

Many labs related to the U.S. department of energy use LCA in various sectors (e.g. NREL)

Environmental impact statement uses LCA to assess corporate average fuel economy standards for passenger’s car and light trucks (2018)