Federal Life Cycle Assessment Commons: Difference between revisions

|Purpose=The Federal Life Cycle Assessment Commons coordinates federal efforts to standardize and share life cycle assessment data for environmental impact analysis across government agencies. It aims to enhance public and agency access to interoperable LCA datasets through an open, searchable repository, supporting informed decision-making.

The '''Federal Life Cycle Assessment Commons''' (FLCAC) is an interagency collaboration launched in 2018 to unify and distribute life cycle assessment (LCA) data across U.S. federal entities, hosted by the USDA’s [[National Agricultural Library]] with contributions from the Department of Energy, EPA, and other agencies. Designed to overcome inconsistencies in LCA methods and data silos, it provides a web-based platform hosting repositories like the USDA LCA Commons and DOE’s NETL Energy Data eXchange, with over 1,000 datasets standardized via tools like the Federal Elementary Flow List (FEDEFL).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lcacommons.gov |title=Federal LCA Commons |publisher=USDA National Agricultural Library}}</ref> By fostering open data practices, FLCAC supports applications from policy-making to emerging tech evaluation, marking its impact with milestones like the 2022 FEDEFL v2.0 release.