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What is the operational difference between 'Bilan Carbone®' and 'LCA'?

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**Bilan Carbone®** is single-criterion (climate change in kg CO₂-eq), often applied to an entire organisation. [LCA](/en/blog/lca-vs-carbon-footprint/) is multi-criteria (16 PEF indicators in EF 3.1), generally applied to a product, service or material. For a bioplastics project, Bilan Carbone® alone can overlook trade-offs in eutrophication, land use and water (precisely the blind spots of climate assessment). Multi-criteria LCA is the defensible method - this is what JRC142832 recommends and the PEF standard the European Commission has promoted since 2013.

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