This paper introduces consequential life cycle assesment with market driven demand (LCA-MDD) to permit endogenous estimation of economic effects that are important in evaluating the environmental characteristics of product and policy design options. While the derivation of a computational LCI-MDD framework is shown to be straightforward, a major challenge is appropriately managing and communicating the uncertainties. To better understand and explore these uncertainties, this paper develops a case study that estimates the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with selecting an engine for a mid-sized vehicle. A comparison is made between extrapolating a reference LCI model and employing LCI-MDD.
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Grimes-Casey, H., Girata, C., Whitefoot, K., Keloeian, G. A., Winebrake, J. J., & Skerlos, S. J. (2011). Product and policy life cycle inventories with market driven demand: An engine selection case study. In Glocalized Solutions for Sustainability in Manufacturing - Proceedings of the 18th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering (pp. 558–563). Springer Science and Business Media, LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19692-8_97
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