In this course students will delve into life thinking, encompassing environmental, social, and economic assessments. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the impact of a product or service throughout its lifespan, from conception to end-of-life or recycling. Additionally, you will learn how to calculate CO2, water, energy, and other pollution footprints.
Content of the course
- What is Life Cycle Thinking? Why take a life cycle approach?
- Life Cycle Thinking for policy and business.
- Quantifying Life Cycle Thinking with Life Cycle Assessment.
- Different types of assessment.
- Ensuring quality and consistency: recommended methods and data.
- Normalisation of results, methods of comparing results of different natures, multi-criteria evaluation, and determination of weighting indicators.
- Life cycle assessment for decision-making and planning.
- Making sustainable consumption and production a reality.
Online course starts on 8th April 2024
Duration: 8 weeks. Each Monday online contact lectures: 14.00-16.25 EET.
Course with practical homework 3 ECTS.
Register Now! The deadline for registration is on 5th April 2024.
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