Life cycle assessment of transportation
Published on Nov 20, 2015
LCAs for bicycles
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Methods of analysis
- A relatively new, complex field with many methodologies
- ISO 14040:2006 and 14044:2006 for LCA
- But also LCI, LCC, LCSA, SLCA, LCIA, EIO, SLCA
- Production, Operation, Maintenance, Repair, Insurance..
- ..Infrastructure, Repair
LCI= Life Cycle Inventory (material and energy flows from and to nature)
LCC= Life Cycle Costing
LCSA= Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment
SCLA= Social Life Cycle Assessment
LCIA= Life Cycle Impact Assessment
EIO= Environmental Input-Output
SLCE=streamlined LCA= simplified LCA
LCC= Life Cycle Costing
LCSA= Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment
SCLA= Social Life Cycle Assessment
LCIA= Life Cycle Impact Assessment
EIO= Environmental Input-Output
SLCE=streamlined LCA= simplified LCA
Photo by Richard Masoner / Cyclelicious
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USES OF LCA (2006)
USES OF LCA
USES OF LCA
USES OF LCA
- Business Strategy (63%)
- Research & Development (62%)
- Product and Process Design (52%)
- Education (46%)
- Policy Development (43%)
Life-Cycle Assessment
Practitioner Survey;
Summary of Results (2006)
65 Practitioners
66% from North America
23% from Europe
Rest from Brazil China Japan Mexico
Practitioner Survey;
Summary of Results (2006)
65 Practitioners
66% from North America
23% from Europe
Rest from Brazil China Japan Mexico
Photo by Rod Waddington
USES OF LCA
- Labeling & Product Declarations (37%)
- Sales (26%)
- Acquisition of Goods (20%)
- Other (8%)
Life-Cycle Assessment
Practitioner Survey;
Summary of Results (2006)
65 Practitioners
66% from North America
23% from Europe
Rest from Brazil China Japan Mexico
Practitioner Survey;
Summary of Results (2006)
65 Practitioners
66% from North America
23% from Europe
Rest from Brazil China Japan Mexico
Photo by orangebrompton
Information Used to Characterize Uncertainty
Characterizing, Propagating,
and Analyzing Uncertainty in
Life-Cycle Assessment;
A Survey of Quantitative Approaches (2007)
Various types of supporting information were used, including information provided in reports, experimental data, results from other studies, practitioner knowledge of the product system, practitioner perception of data quality, and emission limits set by regulations.
LCI (Life Cycle Inventory) Data used is sometimes very small data sets, resulting in large confidence intervals
DQI: Data Quality Indicator (a semi-mathematical approach)
Arbitrarily: Non-expert judgement
Expert: Expert judgement
and Analyzing Uncertainty in
Life-Cycle Assessment;
A Survey of Quantitative Approaches (2007)
Various types of supporting information were used, including information provided in reports, experimental data, results from other studies, practitioner knowledge of the product system, practitioner perception of data quality, and emission limits set by regulations.
LCI (Life Cycle Inventory) Data used is sometimes very small data sets, resulting in large confidence intervals
DQI: Data Quality Indicator (a semi-mathematical approach)
Arbitrarily: Non-expert judgement
Expert: Expert judgement
kJ/km*passenger
Life Cycle Assessment of Transportation Options for Commuters by Shreya Dave (MIT 2010)
Combined values from Fuel Production, Infrastructure, Maintenance, Manufacturing and Operation
Walking, Bicycle and e-Bicycle operation are 0kJ
Car has
Bus full is 40 people
Bus avg is 10,5 people
Boeing 737 is a representative mid-sized airplane with about 101 passengers. The consumption rates have been adjusted to include also luggage, freight and mail
Combined values from Fuel Production, Infrastructure, Maintenance, Manufacturing and Operation
Walking, Bicycle and e-Bicycle operation are 0kJ
Car has
Bus full is 40 people
Bus avg is 10,5 people
Boeing 737 is a representative mid-sized airplane with about 101 passengers. The consumption rates have been adjusted to include also luggage, freight and mail
CO2e [g]/km*passenger
Life Cycle Assessment of Transportation Options for Commuters by Shreya Dave (MIT 2010)
GGE: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Combined values from Fuel Production, Infrastructure, Maintenance, Manufacturing and Operation
For Walking, Bicycle and e-Bike contributions come from breathing and infrastructure
Car has
Bus full is 40 people
Bus avg is 10,5 people
Boeing 737 is a representative mid-sized airplane with about 101 passengers. The consumption rates have been adjusted to include also luggage, freight and mail
GGE: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Combined values from Fuel Production, Infrastructure, Maintenance, Manufacturing and Operation
For Walking, Bicycle and e-Bike contributions come from breathing and infrastructure
Car has
Bus full is 40 people
Bus avg is 10,5 people
Boeing 737 is a representative mid-sized airplane with about 101 passengers. The consumption rates have been adjusted to include also luggage, freight and mail
Bamboo Bicycle
Manufactured products - how can their life cycle sustainability be measured? - A case study of a bamboo bicycle (2012) (TUB)
This study is trying to combine LCA (Environmental Life Cycle Assessment), SLCA (Social Life Cycle Assessment) and LCC (Environmental Life Cycle Costing) into so-called LCSA (Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment)
It is kind of nice as it also tries to take in account working conditions in Germany and China, where the bamboo is sourced from unknown conditions.
CO2 emissions not including incineration of bamboo frame
This study is trying to combine LCA (Environmental Life Cycle Assessment), SLCA (Social Life Cycle Assessment) and LCC (Environmental Life Cycle Costing) into so-called LCSA (Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment)
It is kind of nice as it also tries to take in account working conditions in Germany and China, where the bamboo is sourced from unknown conditions.
CO2 emissions not including incineration of bamboo frame
Photo by kevin dooley
