Table of Contents - L.1410 (11/2024) - Methodology for environmental life cycle assessments of information and communication technology goods, networks and services

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	Conventions
6	General description
	6.1	General description of an LCA
	6.2	Compliance to this Recommendation
	6.3	Comparisons of results
	6.4	Relationship between methodologies of LCAs for ICT goods, networks and services
7	Methodological framework
	7.1	General requirements
	7.2	Goal and scope definition
	7.3	Life cycle inventory (LCI)
8	Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA)
	8.1	Introduction to LCIA
	8.2	Impact categories
9	Life cycle interpretation
	9.1	General
	9.2	Uncertainty analysis
	9.3	Sensitivity analysis
10	Reporting
	10.1	General
	10.2	ICT goods
	10.3	ICT network
	10.4	ICT services
11	Critical review
Part II – Comparative analysis/LCA between ICT and reference product systems (baseline scenario): framework and guidance
12	General description of comparative analysis
	12.1	Need for comparative analysis
	12.2	Target systems for comparative analysis
	12.3	Principles of comparisons between systems (comparative analysis)
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	12.4	Procedures of comparisons between systems (comparative analysis)
13	Methodological framework of comparative analysis
	13.1	General requirements
	13.2	Goal and scope definition
	13.3	Life cycle inventory
	13.4	Life cycle impact assessment
	13.5	Life cycle interpretation
14	Reporting
15	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 – Void
Appendix II – Life cycle stages overview
Appendix III – Examples of goods and black box modules
	III.1	End-user goods
	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
Appendix VII – Example of data quality indicators
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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
Appendix XIII – The relation between LCA and Circular Economy for ICT
Appendix XIV – Application scenarios for LCA of ICT goods with extended operating lifetime and multiple life cycles
	XIV.1	LCA covering cradle-to-grave of a ICT goods with extended operating lifetime
	XIV.2	LCA of first life cycle of ICT goods with multiple life cycles
	XIV.3	LCA of second life cycle of a ICT goods with multiple life cycles
	XIV.4 	Comparative LCA of a ICT goods with extended operating lifetime
Appendix XV – Example analysis of different refurbishment configurations
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