| Title: |
Specification for the assessment of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of goods and services
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| Resource Type: |
document --> standards and protocols
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| Country: |
United Kingdom
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| Year: |
2008 |
| Availability: |
PAS 2050:2008
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| Author 1/Producer: |
British Standards Institution- BSI
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| Other Authors/Producers: |
Carbon Trust, department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs - Defra
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| Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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| Format (e.g. PDF): |
PDF
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Assessment tools
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| Short description: |
The world’s first standard to measure the greenhouse gases embedded in goods and services throughout their life cycle was launched yesterday by BSI British Standards, the Carbon Trust and the Environment Department (DEFRA) .
The standard, known as PAS 2050, requires firms to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions embedded in products in a consistent way. It takes into account emissions generated from the sourcing of raw materials, during manufacturing and processing, during distribution, in the use-phase and on disposal.
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 30/10/2008
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