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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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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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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.