This course will be available soon.
This course aims to strengthen the analytical capacities of personnel involved in the national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory by enhancing their understanding of how life cycle assessment (LCA) can be applied to evaluate the environmental impacts of livestock activities.
Study time
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4 hours.
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Languages currently available
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Target audience
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National technical staff responsible for compiling agricultural data for national greenhouse gas inventories, developing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and reporting this information to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In most countries, these technical personnel are drawn from government ministries with mandates related to environment, agriculture and national statistics. The target audience also includes staff from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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Learning objectives
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- Describe approaches to applying LCA effectively.
- Describe the four phases of LCA and their relevance
- Identify relevant data sources to carry out a life cycle inventory (LCI) and discuss methodological options for addressing data gaps.
- Discuss methods to quantify GHG emissions.
- Explain methodological considerations for interpreting LCA results in support of decisionmaking.
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Course structure
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The course includes five mandatory self-paced modules, followed by a multiple-choice assessment.
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Topics covered
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- Definitions, benefits and limitations of LCA.
- LCA phases.
- Life cycle inventory (LCI) and data collection.
- LCI assessment.
- Interpretation of LCA results.
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