The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment is the first journal devoted entirely to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and closely related methods. LCA has become a recognized instrument to assess the ecological burdens and impacts throughout the consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system, from raw material acquisition or generation from natural resources, through production and use to final disposal. The journal is a forum for scientists developing LCA and LCM (Life Cycle Management); LCA and LCM practitioners; managers concerned with environmental aspects of products; governmental environmental agencies responsible for product quality; scientific and industrial societies involved in LCA development, and ecological institutions and bodies.
This Special Issue aims to stimulate debate among scholars, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers on how digital technologies can contribute to developing Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) studies.
The main goal of this special issue is to report on achieved methodological improvements in regard to the Social Life Cycle assessments of products and organizations, highlight further needs and challenges as well as to establish the current state of the art in terms of implementation and communication.
Policy discussions in the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 were challenged by the need for scientific data and evidence in support of agri-food systems transformation that will accelerate the pathway towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This Special Issue aims to collate high-quality papers to contribute to the debate about climate action through agri-food systems approaches, in view of the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC. More specifically, this Special Issue aims to showcase advancements in life cycle assessment methodologies and in cutting-edge research highlighting evidence-based solutions to the climate crisis and environmental impacts with co-benefits for food security and nutrition.