Environmental Impact of Products (EIPRO) - Analysis of the life cycle environmental impacts related to the final consumption of the EU-25
- Authors: Arnold Tukker, Gjalt Huppes, Jeroen Guinée, Reinout Heijungs, Arjan de Koning, Lauran van Oers, Sangwon Suh, Theo Geerken, Mirja Van Holderbeke, Bart Jansen, Per Nielsen.
Editors: Peter Eder and Luis Delgado - EUR Number: 22284 EN
- Publication date: 7/2006
Abstract
This study supports the development of an EU Integrated Product Policy by clarifying which products have the greatest environmental impacts from a life-cycle perspective. A methodology was developed and applied which builds on the methods and results of previous research as far as possible and complements this with a new systematic analysis of the environmental impacts of products for the EU-25. The new analysis was done with an environmentally extended input-output model that allowed distinguishing several hundreds of products. The methodology and results were discussed with experts and stakeholders in a series of workshops and meetings. The study shows that food and drink, cars and products for housing are particularly relevant for the environment.
In addition to the main report there is an Annex report with more details on sources of information, methodology, data and results.
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| Document | Format | Size | Links |
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| Executive Summary | application/pdf | 289 KB | HTTP FTP |
| Publication | application/pdf | 3.10 MB | HTTP FTP |
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