Chinese life cycle impact assessment factors

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Yang, Jian-xin | Nielsen, Per H.

Affiliations: Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China. E-mail: [email protected] | Department of Manufacturing Engineering, TechnicalUniversity of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark. E-mail: [email protected]

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Abstract: The methodological basis and procedures for determination of Chinese normalization references and weighting factors according to the EDIP-method is described. According to Chinese industrial development intensity and population density, China was divided into three regions and the normalization references for each region were calculated on the basis of an inventory of all of the region's environmental emissions in 1990. The normalization reference was determined as the total environmental impact potential for the area in question in 1990(EP(j)_90) divided by the population. The weighting factor was determined as the normalization reference (ER(j)_90) divided by society's target contribution in the year 2000 based on Chinese political reduction plans, ER(j)_T2000.). This paper pressents and discuss results obtained for eight different environmental impact categories relevant for China:global warming,hazardous waste and slag and ashes.

Keywords: life cycle, impact assessment factors, China

Journal: Journal of Environmental Sciences, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 205-209, 2001