Case study: EcoTopTen – material flow analysis of the ten key consumer product fields

In preparation for the EcoTopTen product initiative a need arose to identify the ten key product fields in order to assist the formulation of environmental policy priorities (the individual product fields such as communications equipment may contain several product groups such as computers, screens and printers). To this end, simplified LCAs were carried out according to a uniform methodology for the products coming into question, and the ten key product fields then selected.
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The figures beside show the results. The ten EcoTopTen product fields (with a total of 25 products) account for 58.2% of overall energy consumption in Germany (2001) and 63.6% of overall CO₂ emissions (2001). These figures underscore the great overall relevance of the EcoTopTen product fields which were finally selected.