No, and this is the central methodological point. Bilan Carbone® measures an organisation's emissions, and even at product level the carbon footprint (ISO 14067) captures only climate change. Yet bioplastics exert structurally greater pressure on eutrophication (agricultural fertilisers), acidification, land use (1.3 m²·year for 1 kg of PLA) and water consumption (500-1,900 L/kg for PLA against 180 L/kg for fossil PE) - criteria a carbon footprint does not measure. The JRC 2026 report and all published LCA studies (NaturePlast, JRC) converge: a multi-criteria ISO 14040/14044 or PEF LCA (16 indicators) is needed for an informed decision. The carbon footprint remains useful as an initial approach, but cannot decide a bioplastics eco-design choice alone.
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