ESA releases updated LCA Handbook for Space Systems
...The Space System LCA Handbook (ESSB-HB-U-005, Issue 2) is now available. It is a major step toward harmonising environmental assessments across the European space sector and ensuring that space remains a driver for sustainable innovation....
https://blogs.esa.int/cleanspace/2026/01/12/esa-releases-updated-lca-handbook-for-space-systems/
ILCD Handbook - General guide on LCA - Detailed guidance
...The concept of this document is to help practitioners to conduct LCI and LCA studies in line with the three main goal situations that are encountered in LCA practice....
https://eplca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/uploads/ILCD-Handbook-General-guide-for-LCA-DETAILED-GUIDANCE-12March2010-ISBN-fin-v1.0-EN.pdf
European Platform on LCA | EPLCA
...Life Cycle Impact Assessment Guide: Analysis of existing Environmental Impact Assessment methodologies for use in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) (2010). The guide provides an overview of the impact assessment methods existing in 2010, and their main features....
https://eplca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ilcd.html
ESA LCA Handbook
...Simplified LCA method emphasizing key indicators and minimal data for early design phases, valuable for decision making without compromising credibility of outcomes....
https://indico.esa.int/event/624/attachments/7276/13883/ESA%20LCA%20Handbook%20presentation%20for%20Webinar%20-%2020260129.pdf
International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD) Handbook ...
...This guide is a component of the International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD) Handbook. It provides technical guidance for detailed Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies and provides the technical basis to derive product-specific criteria, guides, and simplified tools....
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC58190
ESA LCA Database and Handbook: Framework for Life Cycle Assessment in ...
...This framework aims to guide and enable the European space industry in applying LCA to their projects. The LCA DB and handbook are constantly being updated and improved, with several on-going studies attempting to quantify the impacts of spacecraft, launchers, propellants, space debris, and more....
https://sdg.esa.int/activity/esa-lca-database-and-handbook-framework-life-cycle-assessment-space-4854
International reference life cycle data system (ILCD) handbook ...
...The International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD) Handbook provides governments and businesses with a basis for assuring quality and consistency of life cycle data, methods and assessments....
https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/78e153d6-2f1f-468d-9808-7e42ef665899/language-en
Handbook on Life Cycle Assessment: Operational Guide to the ISO ...
..."The Handbook on Life-Cycle Assessment is a guidance document and handbook, one that covers everything from the best choice of methods for all phases of an LCA study to detailed scientific discussion on methodological issues. ?...
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/0-306-48055-7
Håndbøger ? lca-center.dk
...ILCD (International Reference Life Cycle Data System) håndbogen består af en serie af tekniske dokumenter der giver detaljerede retningslinjer for alle de trin der kræves for at gennemføre en LCA....
https://lca-center.dk/viden-knowhow/haandboeger/
CSID - ESA LCA handbook
...The LCA Handbook has been used in various ESA LCA studies, and their LCA results were subsequently used as a basis for evaluating and ?ecodesigning? different segments of space missions....
https://indico.esa.int/event/321/contributions/6356/attachments/4381/6605/ESA_CSID%202021_Evaluation%20of%20LCA%20guidelines_v1.pdf