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CLF completed a landscape analysis of product-level embodied carbon data availability in regions outside North America with the goals of: (i) understanding how LCA\/EPD data availability varies globally; (ii) informing where targeted initiatives are needed to increase the availability of data; and (iii) determining whether adequate EPD data exists to develop CLF Material Baselines outside North America.<\/span><\/p>\n This report summarizes our findings and provides initial insights into what data is available to inform low-carbon procurement efforts in Australia, China, and Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Embodied carbon data is critical for project teams to measure and reduce the emissions of their buildings to meet company targets, green building certification requirements, and policy requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n Environmental product declarations (EPDs) <\/i><\/b>report the embodied carbon and other environmental impacts of a product based on a life cycle assessment (LCA). EPD results are used in building analyses as emission factors for individual products and in procurement to compare the impacts of two functionally equivalent products. Product-specific EPDs are also sometimes compared against product-level embodied carbon (<\/span>global warming potential (GWP)<\/i><\/b>) targets or limits set in policy or project specifications to ensure products meet a minimum threshold for embodied carbon performance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Product-level GWP limits establish a maximum embodied carbon value per unit for construction materials and are often based on product-level <\/span>baseline GWP values.<\/i><\/b> Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF) publishes Material Baselines \u2014 product-level global warming potential (GWP) baselines for building materials based on product-level emissions intensity data available in EPDs. Owners and project teams often use CLF baseline values as product-scale GWP limits or targets, including them in the construction project specifications. Currently, CLF Material Baselines are only available for North American construction products.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In summer 2025, CLF completed a landscape analysis of embodied carbon data availability in regions outside North America with the goals of:<\/span><\/p>\n This document summarizes our findings and provides initial insights into what data is available to inform low-carbon procurement efforts in Australia, China, and Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]About<\/h2>\n
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