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Life Cycle Analysis And Transportation Energy, Alexandra B. Klass, Andrew Heiring Jan 2017

Life Cycle Analysis And Transportation Energy, Alexandra B. Klass, Andrew Heiring

Brooklyn Law Review

As government actors and the private sector attempt to decarbonize the economy, the role of life cycle analysis (also know as life cycle assessment or LCA) has become increasingly important. In this essay, we explore the use of life cycle analysis in the transportation sector to assess its influence in federal and state policy efforts to move to a low-carbon energy future. We first define life cycle analysis and explain its use in evaluating the environmental impacts of all stages of a product from production, to use, to disposal. We then review the use of life cycle analysis in considering …