This session presents the final results of the Getting the Data Right project: BONSAI, a unique and open life-cycle assessment (LCA) database. This database is generated using an open-source codebase and built entirely on open data. BONSAI comprehensively quantifies the climate impacts associated with all inputs and outputs of the global economy. We will demonstrate how to import...
BONSAI is an automated LCI background database. It takes open data that is collected via APIs or scraped from websites, cleans and harmonizes it, and runs it through a multi-step workflow to produce an open LCI dataset. First, we build a multi-national monetary supply and use table (MSUT). Using production volumes and other auxiliary data, we disaggregate the data and add physical layers. This...
A university lab and two private companies have come together to form the Cornerstone Sustainability Data Initiative [1] with the primary goal of developing an open global MRIO model that builds off the USEEIO [2] and openCEDA [3] models. In this presentation I will share the initial direction and ambitions of the Cornerstone Initiative, covering technical details of the proposed initial...
This presentation explores Ecobalyse, France's public platform for environmental impact assessment, examining its strategic positioning and technical implementation. As a cornerstone of France's environmental labeling policy, Ecobalyse democratizes LCA methodology for businesses of all sizes.
Ecobalyse emerged from a critical policy imperative: scaling up environmental labeling across...
