Course Description
ISO 14040 - Principles and Framework of Lifecycle Assessment
In this free online course, you will learn about the concept of lifecycle assessment as it is in the ISO 14040 standard. Lifecycle assessment is a crucial tool frequently employed in environmental studies. It measures the overall environmental impact of a product across its lifecycle. ISO 14040 is a standard that formulates the principles and frameworks for lifecycle assessments. With this course, the learning and development experts at Exoexcellence Consultants have attempted to explore this standard and explain its implications in understanding the LCA framework.
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| Training Provider | Alison |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Explain the concept of lifecycle assessment and its associated production processes • Describe the four different phases of lifecycle assessment • Discuss the impact categories and the data collection process for lifecycle assessment • State the steps required to perform an LCA study • Recognize the principles on which a lifecycle assessment is conducted • Indicate the items included in the scope of an LCA while deciding its methodological framework • List the mandatory and optional elements of a lifecycle impact assessment study • Define the important terms related to lifecycle assessment • Identify examples of product flows and their relation to sources and emissions • Outline the essential processes and procedures involved in critical review |
| Course Code | 7093 |
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