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EarthShift Global at CILCA 2025

Advancing Life Cycle Assessment Through Software, Data, and Methodology

February 2026 Brown Bag Webinar Recap

The Critical Role of Life Cycle Assessment in Securing the 45Q Tax Credit

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Navigating Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations

An overview of Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations, how life cycle carbon intensity is calculated using the Fuel LCA Model, and what fuel producers need to know to prepare for compliance.

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Considering the IRS 45Q Tax Credit?

Lessons Learned from Life Cycle Assessment Work with Clients

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Carbon Footprint vs. Carbon Intensity

An in-depth explanation of carbon footprint and carbon intensity, how they differ, how they are connected, and why both metrics matter for effective climate mitigation strategies.

Sustainability

January 2024 Brown Bag Webinar Recap

Use of LCA in North American Policy

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January 2026 Brown Bag Webinar Recap

The Footprint of Semiconductor Chip Manufacturing

LCASolutions

LCA as a Tool for Consensus: Lessons from Practice Across Sectors

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is often seen as a tool for quantifying environmental impacts, but in practice its greatest value may lie in building alignment. Drawing on real-world projects across agriculture, investment decision-making, and energy systems, this article explores how LCA—when paired with transparency and facilitation—can help surface assumptions, clarify trade-offs, and support consensus among diverse stakeholders.

What Should You Do With Your Old Electronics After the Holidays? An LCA Perspective

After the holidays, many households are left with old or unused electronics — from phones and laptops to TVs and gaming devices. This article explores what to do with those electronics through a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) perspective, highlighting the environmental trade-offs of reuse, repair, recycling, and disposal.

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December 2025 Brown Bag Webinar Recap

Introduction to the Mass Balance chain-of-custody model and its developing application for LCA and EPDs