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October 2026 Brown Bag Webinar: Can LCA be used to accelerate technology adoption? The case for the STEAR adoption risks evaluation framework

Dr. Taylor Uekert of the National Laboratory of the Rockies shows how pairing LCA with a qualitative adoption-risk screen helps R&D teams catch scale-up barriers, such as process scalability and materials availability, before they lock in.

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Remembering Kiyotada Hayashi

Tribute to the researcher, mentor, and friend whose pursuit of more sustainable agriculture, and whose singular way of seeing the world, continues to shape our work and the wider LCA community.

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Terminology in Life Cycle Assessment

Technically sound LCAs often stall not because of calculation errors but because stakeholders read the same results through different assumptions and vocabulary. This post looks at how inconsistent terminology across ISO standards, software tools and sectors creates friction. Examples include assessment vs. analysis and elementary flows vs. substances. It also shows how structured facilitation helps stakeholders agree on terms early, so LCA results can move decisions forward.