1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
3.1 Terms defined elsewhere
3.2 Terms defined in this Recommendation
4 Abbreviations and acronyms
Part I – ICT life cycle assessment - framework and guidance
5 General description
5.1 General description of an LCA
5.2 Compliance to this Recommendation
5.3 Comparisons of results
5.4 Relationship between methodologies of LCAs for ICT goods,
networks and services
6 Methodological framework
6.1 General requirements
6.2 Goal and scope definition
6.3 Life cycle inventory (LCI)
7 Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA)
7.1 Impact categories
8 Life cycle interpretation
8.1 General
8.2 Uncertainty analysis
8.3 Sensitivity analysis
9 Reporting
9.1 General
9.2 ICT goods
9.3 ICT network
9.4 ICT services
10 Critical review
Part II – Comparative analysis/LCA between ICT and reference product system
(baseline scenario): framework and guidance
11 General description of comparative analysis
11.1 Need for comparative analysis
11.2 Target systems for comparative analysis
11.3 Principles of comparisons between systems (comparative
analysis)
11.4 Procedures of comparisons between systems (comparative
analysis)
12 Methodological framework of comparative analysis
12.1 General requirements
12.2 Goal and scope definition
12.3 Life cycle inventory
12.4 Life cycle impact assessment
12.5 Life cycle interpretation
13 Reporting
14 Critical review
Annex A – Details regarding the handling of software
Annex B – Modelling of unit processes
Annex C – Support activities
Annex D – Generic processes
Annex E – Part types of ICT goods
Annex F – EoLT processes
Annex G – Elementary flows (emissions and resources)
Annex H – List of raw materials
Annex J – ICT network overview
Annex K – A method for assessing the environmental load of the working environment
K.1 Purpose of targeting the working environment in the assessment
of ICT goods, networks and services
K.2 Functional unit
K.3 System boundary
K.4 Life cycle inventory (LCI)
Annex L – Reporting formats
Appendix I – Example of an LCA of a mobile phone fully compliant with this
Recommendation
I.1 Goal definition
I.2 Scope definition
I.3 System boundaries
I.4 Data collection
I.5 Data calculation
I.6 Allocation of data
I.7 Data quality
I.7 LCIA
I.8 Life cycle interpretation
I.9 Reporting
Appendix II – Life cycle stages overview
Appendix III – Examples of goods and black box modules
III.1 End-user goods
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III.2 CPE
III.3 Network site goods (from base station sites to data centres)
III.4 Examples of ICT-specific black box modules
III.5 Site support goods
Appendix IV – Examples of networks and network goods
Appendix V – Energy mix
Appendix VI – Examples of allocation procedures
VI.1 Allocation examples for recycling of materials
VI.2 Example of the 50/50 method and combination of 100/0 and 50/50
Appendix VII – Example of data quality indicators
Appendix VIII – Uncertainties of life cycle assessments for ICT goods, networks
and services
Appendix IX – Opportunities and limitations in the use of LCAs for ICT goods,
networks and services
Appendix X – Examples for calculating second order effects
X.1 Consumption of goods (paper, CDs, DVDs, etc.)
X.2 Power consumption/energy consumption (electricity, gasoline,
kerosene, light oil, heavy oil, town gas, etc.)
X.3 Movement of people (car, bus, railroad, aircraft, etc.)
X.4 Movement and storage of goods (mail, truck, railroad cargo, air
cargo, cargo ship, etc.)
X.5 Improved work efficiency (electricity, office area, etc.)
X.6 Waste (wastepaper, garbage, plastic, industrial waste, etc.)
Appendix XI – GWP values 100 year time frame
Appendix XII – Summary of requirements
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