Publications
Recent publications of general interest
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- J H Schmidt (2010) · Comparative life cycle assessment of rapeseed oil and palm oil. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 15:183-197
- H Lund, B V Mathiesen, P Christensen, J H Schmidt (2010) · Energy system analysis of marginal electricity supply in consequential LCA. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 15:260-271
- J H Schmidt, M Thrane (2009) · Life cycle assessment of aluminium production in new Alcoa smelter in Greenland. Government of Greenland
- J H Schmidt, B P Weidema (2009) · Response to the public consultation on a set of guidance documents of the International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD) Handbook. 2.-0 LCA consultants
- Weidema B P, T Ekvall (2009) · Consequential LCA. Chapter for CALCAS deliverable D18 “Guidelines for applications of deepened and broadened LCA"
- B P Weidema, R Heijungs (2009) · Hybrid approaches combining IOA and LCA. Chapter for CALCAS deliverable D18 “Guidelines for applications of deepened and broadened LCA"
- B P Weidema, J Hermansen, P Eder (2009) · Meat and milk products in Europe: Impacts and improvements. Pp. 295-305 in T Nemecek, G Gaillard (eds.): Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on LCA in the Agri-Food Sector
- B P Weidema (2009) · Avoiding or Ignoring Uncertainty. Column for Journal of Industrial Ecology 13(3):354-356.
- B P Weidema, S Suh, P Notten (2009) · Prioritizing within the Product-Oriented Environmental Policy - The Danish Perspectives. Pp. 397-415 in Suh S. (ed.): Handbook of Input-Output Economics in Industrial Ecology. Springer Netherlands
- E S Andrews, L-P Barthel, T Beck, C Benoît, A Ciroth, C Cucuzzella, C-O Gensch, A-L Methot, A Moberg, J Hébert, P Lesage, A Manhart, P Mazeau, B Mazijn, G Norris, J Parent, S Prakash, J-P Reveret, S Spillemaeckers, C Ugaya, L Maria, S Valdivia, B Weidema (2009) · Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products. United Nations Environment Programme.
- B P Weidema (2009) · Using the budget constraint to monetarise impact assessment results. Ecological Economics 68(6):1591-1598.
- J H Schmidt, P Christensen and T S Christensen (2009) · Assessing the land use implications of biodiesel use from an LCA perspective. Journal of Land Use Science Vol. 4, No. 1–2, March 2009, pp 35–52.
- B P Weidema, M Wesnæs, J Hermansen, T Kristensen, N Halberg, P Eder, L Delgado (2008) · Environmental improvement potentials of meat and dairy products. Sevilla: Institute for Prospective Technological Studies. (EUR 23491 EN).
- M Zackrisson, C Rocha, K Christiansen, A Jarnehammar (2008) · Stepwise environmental product declarations: ten SME case studies. Journal of Cleaner Production 16(17):1872-1886.
- J H Schmidt (2008) · System delimitation in agricultural consequential LCA - Outline of methodology and illustrative case study of wheat in Denmark. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 13(4):350-365.
- B P Weidema (2008) · Rebound effects of sustainable production. Presentation to the "Sustainable Consumption and Production" session of the conference "Bridging the Gap; Responding to Environmental Change - From Words to Deeds", Portorož, Slovenia, 2008.05.14-16. (Also presented to LCAVIII, Seattle, 2008.09.30).
- J H Schmidt (2008) · Development of LCIA characterisation factors for land use impacts on biodiversity. Journal of Cleaner Production Online.
- J Thiesen, T S Christensen, T G Kristensen, R D Andersen, B Brunoe, T K Gregersen, M Thrane, B P Weidema (2008) · Rebound Effects of Price Differences. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 13(2):104-114.
- B P Weidema, M Z Hauschild, O Jolliet (2007) · Preparing characterisation methods for endpoint impact assessment. Manuscript submitted to International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. Also published as Annex II of the above report: "Environmental improvement potentials of meat and dairy products". Together with the above publication "Using the budget constraint to monetarise impact assessment results", this publication provides a complete presentation of our Stepwise2006 impact assessment method. The zip-file contains pre-prints of both articles and a CSV-file for direct import of the method into the SimaPro LCA software.
- B P Weidema et. al. (2007) · Allocation in Recycling. Excerts from an Online LCA Forum discussion.
- B Hornblow, B P Weidema (2007) · Review of recent macro-economic scenarios. Deliverable 5-1 of the FORWAST project.
- B P Weidema, M Thrane (2007) · Comments on the development of harmonized method for Sustainability Assessment of Technologies (SAT).
- M Wesnæs, B P Weidema (2007) · NAMEA-based normalisation reference for Europe year 2000 (zip-file). Hørsholm: 2.-0 LCA consultants.
- R Dalgaard, J H Schmidt, N Halberg, P Christensen, M Thrane, W A Pengue (2007) · LCA of soybean meal. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Online First
- J H Schmidt, P Holm, A Merrild, P Christensen (2007) · Life cycle assessment of the waste hierarchy – A Danish case study on waste paper. Waste Management 27(2007):1519-1530
- M Thrane, J H Schmidt (2007) · Life Cycle Assessment. P. 204-239 in L Kørnøv, M Thrane, A Remmen and H Lund (eds.): “Tools for Sustainable Development”. Aalborg: Aalborg Universitetsforlag. ISBN 978-87-7307-797-9.
- J H Schmidt, M Thrane (2007) · LCA case study of pickled herring. P. 241-266 in: L Kørnøv, M Thrane, A Remmen and H Lund (eds.): “Tools for Sustainable Development”. Aalborg: Aalborg Universitetsforlag. ISBN 978-87-7307-797-9.
- J H Schmidt, B P Weidema (2007) · Shift in the Marginal Supply of Vegetable Oil. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment Online First.
- J Thiesen, T S Christensen, T G Kristensen, R D Andersen, B Brunoe, T K Gregersen, M Thrane, B P Weidema (2006) · Rebound Effects of Price Differences. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment Online First.
- M Wesnæs, B Weidema (2006) · Long-term market reactions to changes in demand for NaOH. Study for Novozymes. Copenhagen: 2.-0 LCA consultants.
- B P Weidema, M Wesnæs, K Christiansen, K Koneczny (2006) · Life-cycle based cost-benefit assessment of waste management options. Presentation for ISWA Annual Congress 2006, Copenhagen, 2006.10.1-5. The full report from this study has been edited and published by the EU Commission.
- T Coakley, E O'Leary, H Wejdling, K Christiansen (2006) · The HAZTRAIN Hazardous Waste Identification Tool (HWIT). Presentation for ISWA Annual Congress 2006, Copenhagen, 2006.10.1-5.
- B P Weidema, S Suh, P Notten (2006) · Setting Priorities within Product-Oriented Environmental Policy: The Danish Perspectives. Journal of Industrial Ecology 10(3):73-87.
- B P Weidema (2006) · Social impact categories, indicators, characterisation and damage modelling. Presentation for the 29th Swiss LCA Discussion Forum, 2006-06-15.
- M Finkbeiner, A Inaba, R Tan, K Christiansen, H-J Klüppel (2006) · The New International Standards for Life Cycle Assessment: ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 11(2):80-85.
- B P Weidema (2006) · The Integration of Economic and Social Aspects in Life Cycle Impact Assessment. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 11(1):89-96.
- G A Norris (2006) · Social Impacts in Product Life Cycles - Towards Life Cycle Attribute Assessment. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 11(1):97-104.
- R Grießhammer, C Benoît, L C Dreyer, A Flysjö, A Manhart, B Mazijn, A-L Méthot, B Weidema (2006) · Feasibility Study: Integration of social aspects into LCA. Prepared for the UNEP Life Cycle Initiative. Freiburg: Eco-Institute.
- K Christiansen, M Wesnæs, B P Weidema (2006) · Consumer demands on Type III environmental declarations. Report commissioned by ANEC - the consumer voice in standardisation.
- B P Weidema, M Wesnæs (2005) · Marginal production routes and co-product allocation for alcoholetoxylate from palm oil and palm kernel oil. Study for Novozymes. Copenhagen: 2.-0 LCA consultants.
- B P Weidema (2005) · ISO 14044 also applies to social LCA. Letter to the editor. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 10(6):381.
- S Suh, G Huppes (2005) · Methods in Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) of a product. Journal of Cleaner Production 13(7):687-697.
- Mongelli I, Sangwon Suh S, Huppes G. (2005) · A Structure Comparison of two Approaches to LCA Inventory Data, Based on the MIET and ETH Databases. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 10(5):317-324.
- M Stewart, B P Weidema (2005) · A consistent framework for assessing the impacts from resource use - A focus on resource functionality. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 10(4):240-247. See also the comment by G. Finnveden, which led to a common position paper.
- Y Nishioka, J I Levy, G A Norris, D H Bennett, J D Spengler (2005) · A risk-based approach to health impact assessment for Input-Output Analysis. Part I and Part II. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 10(3-4): 193-199 & 255-262.
- B P Weidema, K Christiansen, A M Nielsen, G A Norris, P Notten, S Suh, J Madsen (2005) · Prioritisation within the integrated product policy. Environmental project no. 980. Copenhagen: Danish Environmental Protection Agency. The Danish Input-Output database which resulted from this project is also available for download in SimaPro format.
- B P Weidema, G A Norris (2005) · Avoiding co-product allocation in the metals sector. Pp. 81-87 in A Dubreuil: "Life Cycle Assessment and Metals: Issues and research directions." Pensacola: SETAC. (Proceedings of the International Workshop on Life Cycle Assessment and Metals, Montreal, Canada, 2002.04.15-17).
- P J Notten, J G Petrie (2005) · Inventory and impact assessment uncertainty in coal-based power generation. Pp. 138-42 in A Dubreuil: "Life Cycle Assessment and Metals: Issues and research directions." Pensacola: SETAC. (Proceedings of the International Workshop on Life Cycle Assessment and Metals, Montreal, Canada, 2002.04.15-17).
- R Heijungs, S Suh, R Kleijn (2005) · Numerical approaches to life cycle interpretation: The case of the Ecoinvent '96 database. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 10(2):103-112.
- B P Weidema (2004) · Geographical, technological and temporal delimitation in LCA. UMIP 2003 method. København: Miljøstyrelsen. (Environmental News 74).
- B P Weidema, T Ekvall, Pesonen H-L, G Rebitzer, G W Sonnemann, M Spielmann (2004) · Scenarios in life-cycle assessment. Edited by G Rebitzer & T Ekvall. Pensacola: SETAC.
- K Christiansen, C Rocha (2004) · Integrated Management Systems and Tools. Pp. 22-36 in Jensen A A, Remmen A (eds.) (2004). Background Report for a UNEP Guide to Life Cycle Management - A bridge to sustainable products. Paris: United Nations Environmental Programme.
- P H Nielsen, A Tukker, B P Weidema, E H Lauridsen, P Notten (2004) · Environmental impact of the use of natural resources. Seville: Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, European Commission DG Joint Research Centre. (Technical Report EUR 21485 EN).
- B P Weidema, H Wenzel, C Petersen, K Hansen (2004) · The product, functional unit and reference flows in LCA. København: Miljøstyrelsen. (Environmental News 70).
- A M Nielsen, P H Nielsen, J D Jensen, M Andersen, B P Weidema (2004) · Identification of processes affected by a marginal change in demand for food products - two examples on Danish pigs and cheese. Pp. 127-134 in N Halberg (ed.): Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food sector. Proceedings from 4th International Conference, 2003.10.6-8, Bygholm.
- O Jolliet, R Müller-Wenk, J Bare, A Brent, M Goedkoop, R Heijungs, N Itsubo, C Peña, D Pennington, J Potting, G Rebitzer, M Stewart, H Udo de Haes, B P Weidema (2004) · The LCIA Midpoint-damage Framework of the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 9(6):394-404.
- S Suh (2004) · Functions, commodities and environmental impacts in an ecological economic model. Ecological Economics 48(4):451-467.
- S Suh, M Lenzen, G Treloar, H Hondo, A Horvath, G Huppes, O Jolliet, U Klann, W Krewitt, Y Moriguchi, J Munksgaard, G A Norris (2004) · System boundary selection for life cycle inventories. Environmental Science & Technology 38(3):657-664.
- G Rebitzer, T Ekvall, R Fischknecht, D Hunkeler, G A Norris, T Rydbverg, W-P Schmidt, S Suh, B P Weidema, D W Pennington (2004) · Life Cycle Assessment. Part 1: Framework, goal and scope definition, inventory analysis, and applications. Environment International 30(5):701-720.
- T Ekvall, B P Weidema (2004) · System Boundaries and Input Data in Consequential Life Cycle Inventory Analysis. International Journal of LCA 9(3):161-171.
- K Christiansen. (2004) · Background paper on environmental and risk aspects of nanotechnology. Copenhagen: Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
- B P Weidema (2004) · Life cycle system delimitiation - an option or a must for EMA?. Presentation for EMAN conference, Lüneburg, 2004.03.04-05.
- H Udo de Haes, R Heijungs, S Suh, G Huppes (2004) · Three strategies to overcome the limitations of LCA. Journal of Industrial Ecology 8(3):19-32.
- S Suh (2004) · A Note on the Calculus for Physical Input-Output Analysis and its Application to Land Appropriation of International Trade Activities. Ecological Economics 48(1):9-17.