EIO-LCA Model

Here's a tool to estimate the overall environmental impacts from producing a certain dollar amount of any of 500 commodities or services in the United States. Baseline data needs updating.

www.eiolca.net/

Using the EIO-LCA model will get you well on your way to understanding the environmental impacts of producing goods or services. This site allows you to estimate the overall environmental impacts from producing a certain dollar amount of any of 500 commodities or services in the United States. It will provide rough guidance on the relative impacts of different types of products, materials, services, or industries with respect to resource use and emissions throughout the U.S. The entire supply chain of requirements is included, so that the effects of producing a $20,000 car would include not only the impacts of final assembly, but also the impact from mining of metals, making electronic parts, forming windows, etc. that are needed for parts to build the car. This analysis is a form of life cycle assessment based upon an economic input output model of the United States, publicly available data and linear algebra calculation methods.

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