Life Cycle Assessment methods Life Cycle Assessment is regarded as the best framework for assessing the potential environmental impacts of products. Explore the methodology, discover LCA projects, and more.
Environmental Footprint How can you measure the environmental performance of your product or organisation? We worked on developing specific methodologies known as the Environmental Footprint.
Product policies Life cycle assessment methodologies are widely used in assessing the impacts of products along their value chains. Here is an overview of our main contributions to product...
Sustainable consumption The JRC’s work on sustainable consumption centres on its Consumption Footprint framework, applying life cycle assessment (LCA) to quantify the environmental impacts of EU consumption.
Food systems The transition to a fair, healthy, and environmentally friendly food system is strongly supported by EU policies. We track the food systems' environmental impacts adopting a systemic perspective...
Zero Pollution The Environmental Footprint plays a significant role in the ambitious Zero Pollution goal set by the European Commission. Discover more here.
Consumer Footprint Calculator The Consumer Footprint Calculator helps citizens understand the environmental impacts of their lifestyles across the main consumption areas. Developed by the JRC using life cycle assessment...
Consumption Footprint Platform The Consumption Footprint Platform visualises LCA-based indicators of the EU’s environmental impacts from consumption. It enables exploration by country, product group, and life cycle stage. Developed...
Consumption Footprint Platform - Member States The Consumption Footprint Platform - Member States visualisation provides country-level insights into the environmental impacts of household consumption across the EU. Developed by the JRC, it allows...
Ecotox Explorer The Ecotox Explorer is a JRC-developed visualisation tool that helps users understand how freshwater ecotoxicity characterisation factors are derived within the Environmental Footprint method. By providing...
