Metal production has been found to contribute approximately 10% of global climate impacts and 12% of particulate matter-related health effects. To better understand the environmental contributions of metal production and processing, rigorous life cycle assessment (LCA) evaluations are vital.
The ecoinvent database provides life cycle inventory data that enables researchers and product designers to understand the environmental impacts of a product or process. The first steps towards creating a more sustainable product or workflow begin with knowledge about where the greatest impacts in the supply chain reside.
In our latest video, Valeria Superti (Project Manager) and Antonella Polimeno Camastra (Data Analyst) describe the data we have available for the metals sector in ecoinvent version 3.11, alongside their support for the operational processes and strategy of the database.
Our database supports environmental assessments in the metals sector with over 400 datasets across twenty geographic regions, documenting processes from the mining and beneficiation of natural resources to the production of metal and mineral commodities, including recycling.
Watch the video now to learn more about our metals sector.
