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The scope of this project is to provide technical support in defining environmental requirements for the production of batteries. The study underpins the measures entailed in the Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542.

The Environmental Footprint is a methodology to assess the environmental performance of products and organisations. Here, you can explore the pivotal contribution of the Joint Research Centre to the methodology.

The scope of this project is to provide technical support in defining environmental requirements for the production of photovoltaic panels. The study underpins the measures entailed in the Directive 2009/125/EC for the Ecodesign of energy related...

The JRC drives EU action on food waste by developing harmonised accounting models, prevention frameworks, and the Food Waste Prevention Calculator. It supports policy, tracks...

The Global LCA Data Access network (GLAD) is an interface comprising independently operated LCA datasets, with the aim to offer better data accessibility and interoperability.

The European Commission has developed an assessment framework to monitor the evolution of the overall environmental footprint of EU production and consumption, and to compare the footprint against planetary boundaries. The consumption...

In 2018, the European Commission proposed a vision where innovative materials and alternative feedstocks to fossil resources are used for plastic production. We conducted a research on the potential...

Sustainable public food provisioning is a set of criteria, best practices and tools that can be used by contracting authorities and implemented by procurers in Europe. The goal is to help schools...

Monetary valuation in LCA translates environmental impacts into economic terms, helping reveal externalities and support fair comparisons between alternatives. By expressing impacts in monetary units...

The EU Land Footprint Model, developed by the JRC with Eurostat, estimates the land needed to meet EU consumption. Covering over 500 bio-based products, it distinguishes...