Swiss Eco-Factors 2021 according to the Ecological Scarcity Method

Year	2021
Pages	252
Number	UW-2121-E
Publisher	Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Series	Environmental studies

Methodological fundamentals and their application in Switzerland.

The ecological scarcity method makes it possible to assess the impact of emissions, the use of resources and waste as part of a life cycle assessment. The key metrics of this method are eco-factors, which measure the environmental damage in eco-points (UBP) per unit of quantity. This publication describes how Switzerland's eco-factors are derived on the basis of current emissions in relation to the targets set out in legislation. This fifth edition adds eco-factors for the use of marine fish resources to the set of existing eco-factors. The assessments of water use and biodiversity loss through land use are now based on internationally recommended approaches. The method itself remains unchanged.

Swiss Eco-Factors 2021 according to the Ecological Scarcity Method (PDF, 7 MB, 23.12.2021)