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IPCC
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the UN body for assessing
the science related to climate change. It defines the most accurate method as of today
to assess climate change expressed in CO2 equivalent emissions. |
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EF3.0
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Environmental Footprint 3.0 developed by the European Commission defines a single
global scoring to assess environmental footprint based on 16 metrics (including
CO2 emissions). |
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ReCiPe
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The ReCiPe method transforms detailed life cycle inventory results into a limited
number of metrics, expressing the severity of environmental impacts relative to human
health, ecosystems, resource availability and global warming. |
| EPS |
The Environmental Priority Strategies system was developed in Europe to identify
environmental priority strategies in product design. Its 5 metrics focus on emissions
and the use of natural resources. |
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TRACI
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Tool for the Reduction and Assessment of Chemical and other environmental Impacts
developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defines the characterization
factors for industrial ecology and sustainability metrics in terms of climate change,
ozone depletion, smog, acidification, eutrophication, human health impacts and
ecotoxicity. |