Response to 'Attributional life cycle assessment: is a land-use baseline necessary?'aEuro'appreciation, renouncement, and further discussion

摘要

Soimakallio et al. (Int J Life Cycle Assess 20(10):1364-1375, 2015) establish the need for baselines in attributional life cycle assessment (LCA) and thereby provide an important milestone in the evolving conceptualisation of both attributional and consequential LCA. The purpose of this commentary is to acknowledge Soimakallio et al.'s contribution, identify its implications for a number previously published papers, critique the use of natural regeneration baselines, and offer some further thoughts on the conceptual nature of attributional and consequential approaches.