Openlca no flow for reference in product system
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This implies that in such a system, the consequences are traced forward in time, which means that it is relevant to use data on marginal suppliers and substitution of displaced activities.
#OPENLCA NO FLOW FOR REFERENCE IN PRODUCT SYSTEM FULL#
A consequential product system can be used to answer the question: “What are (the environmental impacts related to) the full share of those activities that are expected to change when producing, consuming, and disposing of the product?” Thus, the purpose of consequential modelling is decision support.
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In such a system it is relevant to use data on specific or market average suppliers, and to partition them according to the chosen allocation rule.
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For life cycle inventory analysis (LCI) it is common to distinguish between consequential and attributional modelling.