Authors
Cécile Bessou, Aurélie Tailleur, Caroline Godard, Armelle Gac, Julie Lebas de la Cour, Joachim Boissy, Pierre Mischler, Armando Caldeira-Pires, Anthony Benoist
Publication date
2020/7
Journal
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Volume
25
Pages
1217-1230
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Description
Purpose
Soil organic carbon (SOC) plays a key role in soil functioning and in greenhouse gas exchange with the atmosphere. Land use and land use changes can critically affect SOC. However, despite various methodological developments, there is still no scientific consensus on the best method to assess the holistic impact of land use and land use change within LCA. The SOCLE project aimed to review how SOC contribution to climate change is accounted for in LCA and to test the feasibility and sensitivity of best methodological options.
Methods
In total, five crop products (annual/perennial, temperate/tropical) and two livestock products were investigated through 22 scenarios of land use changes (LUC) and agricultural land management changes (LMC). Three methods were applied: IPCC Tier 1-2 (2006), Müller-Wenk and Brandaõ (2010) and Levasseur et al. (2012). We also carried out a sensitivity analysis …
Scholar articles
C Bessou, A Tailleur, C Godard, A Gac, JL de la Cour… - The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2020