Reducing Uncertainty in LCI

Table of Contents

Preface

1 Introduction

2 Identifying the most important uncertainties
   2.1 Uncertainties in identifying the correct processes to include
   2.2 Uncertainty from technological mismatch between desired and available data
   2.3 Uncertainty inherent to the available data

3 The uncertainty-based data collection strategy
   3.1 A procedure to identify the most important uncertainties
   3.2 Reducible and irreducible uncertainties
   3.3 Determining the minimum uncertainty in a life cycle inventory
   3.4 The influence of the decision maker
   3.5 A procedure for reducing uncertainty
   3.6 Reduction of uncertainty by modelling
   3.7 Summary of the uncertainty-based data collection strategy
   3.8 Application-specific circumstances

References

Annex A. Analysis of causes and size of variation of the environmental exchanges in some important sectors

Annex B. Terminology on uncertainty and statistical properties