Convert LCA results to GHG data

The One Click LCA Carbon Strategy Tool is available as part of the One Click LCA Carbon Strategy Pack. This pack also includes a range of tools to help deliver climate strategy goals, including Carbon Designer, Net Zero Tool, building circularity and life-cycle costing, as well as tailored onboarding. 

It is compatible with all One Click LCA Building LCA tools. However, there is only limited compatibility with the RE2020 and Energie Carbone tools. When using these tools, it is only building materials that are directly transposed to GHG Protocol reporting.  

Choose this option if: 

• You want to have transparent, clear, and fixed low prices for the entire delivery process of EPDs.
• You want to offer your own supply chain an affordable and easy to use solution to deliver product EPDs for your projects.
• You have limited or no experience with EPD process and want to have an experienced LCA professional review your data.
• You want to have an experienced LCA professional review your work before it is submitted to the third-party verifier.
• You want to have a single point of contact and responsibility for compliance of the results and deadlines.
• You are able gather, input, and document the product manufacturing data and product information for your products. 

• You can report emission sources according to ISO 14069, the GHG Protocol, and CDP standard categories. These include: 

• Scope 1: Direct emissions from stationary and mobile combustion sources, fugitive emissions, processes and biomass emissions 
• Scope 2: Indirect emissions from electricity, heating and cooling consumption 
• Scope 3: Purchased goods and services, capital goods, waste, business travel and commuting, investments, freight, use and end-of-life of sold products, downstream leasing and franchises. 

One Click LCA integrates emissions factors for energy (IEA, local energy agencies and providers, and One Click LCA’s own datasets), goods and services (DEFRA, WWF, Base Carbone), extended capital goods from the Carbon Heroes Benchmark Program, and additional datasets. 

You can also add your private emission factor data or ask us to add compliant data for your sector if anything is missing. 

Not all data sources break down data based on gasses, and in such cases, the assessment considers all greenhouse gasses. The assessment considers at a minimum all Kyoto Protocol gasses (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6 and NF3) on a 100-year timeframe. 

The GHG Protocol groups emissions into different scopes according to who directly controls the emissions-releasing activity – the reporting company or another organization. By contrast, an LCA is not concerned with who controls an activity, just that it happens. 

The standard emission factors basis is different: The GHG Protocol scopes 1 and 2 only take into account direct (combustion) emissions, whereas LCAs always use life-cycle based emission factors and consider all green house gasses. 

The GHG Protocol reports emissions based on the period in which they arose, often a calendar year or a quarter. Where future emissions are locked-in by sold products, they are accounted for in Scope 3 emissions in specific categories. An LCA looks at the entire life-cycle of a product or service: from first manufacture to end-of-life, as well as impacts beyond the system boundary. LCA results are grouped into life-cycle modules A to D. 

You can publish EPDs created with One Click LCA in virtually any EPD program.

One Click LCA is pre-verified for the International EPD System, EPD Hub, and EPD Australasia. This means the process is straightforward and documentation is aligned. One Click LCA is also approved by the Concrete Sustainability Council for achieving its sustainable concrete ratings.

One Click LCA is also used to publish FDES for the French INIES EPD program, with pre-generated INIES documentation. One Click LCA is also used to publish EPDs in IBU, EPD Norge, UL and PEP Ecopassport EPD programs.

We publish EPDs with EPD International (Environdec). Environdec has a mutual recognition with other established Program Operators, including: AENOR GlobalEPD (Spain); IBU (Germany); EPD Norge (Norway) and SCS Global Services (USA).

With our Expert plan, we can also support program-specific extensions for other Program Operators, including: INIES, Nationale Milieudatabaase, EPD Norge, and UL Environment. However, please note that the pre-verified solution is not available when publishing to these platforms.