IDA Environment LCA

A New LCA Community Established Under IDA Environment

At the beginning of this millennium, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency launched “The Danish Consensus Project” to establish a common approach to life cycle assessments (LCAs) in Denmark. Since then, a number of standards and requirements have emerged in the field, including from the EU.

Therefore, last year a group of LCA experts from Danish universities, companies, and public authorities joined forces to seek a new consensus.

The result was a proposal for a decision tree for LCAs—but more importantly, a shared recognition of the need for a dedicated forum where professionals can discuss LCAs with peers and take the time to explore the opportunities and challenges related to different approaches, upcoming regulations, and practical implementation issues.

This has now become a reality with the establishment of the IDA Environment LCA community.

IDA Environment LCA is a professional network of life cycle assessment experts working to clarify the practical and theoretical implications of conducting LCAs and to support current and forthcoming guidelines, standards, and regulations. Each year, we organize four meetings with the option for partial online participation. All meetings are held in English.

Participation requires a certain level of expertise within the LCA field, as the primary focus is in-depth insight into current practices and future regulations, as well as networking with other LCA professionals.

This professional community was founded by a group of LCA experts from universities, companies, and public authorities who met three times in 2025 to develop a guiding decision tree for conducting LCAs.

Upcoming events

May 28th, 1:00–4:00 pm
How do LCAs relate to current standards and regulations for Product Category Rules (PCRs)?

August 27th, 9:00 am–4:00 pm
Focus on biogenic emissions and the new guidelines for the land sector and removals from the GHG Protocol, as well as the link to future EU regulations (Carbon Removal Certification Framework).

November 19th, 1:00–4:00 pm
How do LCAs relate to the concepts of absolute sustainability and planetary boundaries?

Subcommittee

The subcommittee for LCA United consists of:

• Oskar Lilleøre, working in 2-0 LCA
  Mette Engelbrechtsen Østerby Carlsen, Senior Sustainability Manager, European Energy
  Morten Walbech Ryberg, Chief Consultant, Artelia
  Linda Høibye, Global Climate and Carbon Advisory Lead, Preferred by Nature
  Louise Laumann Kjær, Sustainability Consultant, Lodo [suppleant]