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Life Cycle Thinking: The Role of Inventory Analysis in New Zealand. Long Version.

Timothy Allan, Locus Research Ltd
[ Last Updated 29 September 2008 ]


There is a fairly high level of technical jargon in Life Cycle Assessment. Some key terms and their related acronyms in this context are listed here.

Table 3 Terms & Acronyms
LCA Life Cycle Assessment
LCIA Life Cycle Impact Assessment
LCI Life Cycle Inventory (alternately known as Inventory Analysis)
EIOA Economic Input Output Analysis
PAS 2050 Publicly Available Specification on embodied greenhouse gas emission quantification and labelling within consumer products
FMCG Fast Moving Consumer Goods (e.g. food products)
GHG Green House Gas
LCM Life Cycle Management

*Please note ISO standards are left out of this list as they are explained in the body of the document.


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