Life cycle interpretation Sample Clauses

Life cycle interpretation. The fourth phase is the interpretation, in which the results from the previous phases are evaluated in relation to the goal and scope in order to reach conclusions and recommendations12. The findings of this interpretation may take the form of conclusions and recommendations to decision makers. It may also take the form of an improvement assessment, i.e. an identification of opportunities to improve the environmental performance of products or processes.
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Life cycle interpretation. The ISO standards clearly highlight the iterative nature of LCA in the sense that earlier phases may be revisited in light of the results of later phases. For instance, changes in the material input to a manufacturing process or changes in the process itself may trigger the need to update the inventory component; whilst new information about the impact of substances on the environment will require the Impact Assessment to be updated.
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Life cycle interpretation. Life Cycle Interpretation is the last phase of the LCA standard framework which aims at analysing the results of the other phases to develop conclusions and recommendations that respect the intentions of the goal of the study. The interpretation should present the conclusions of the LCA in an understandable way and help the users of the study appraise their robustness and potential weaknesses in light of any identified limitations. The life cycle interpretation should primarily comprise the three following elements:  Identification of significant issues, intended as those elements that have the potential to change significantly the final results of the LCA study. These may include inventory data, impact categories and individual process units or groups of processes that have significant contributions to LCI or LCIA results. In comparative studies, this step should also focus on the analysis of how the environmental profiles of the compared systems differ.  Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis, which have the purpose of assessing the reliability of the final results. When possible, it is recommended to perform both sensitivity and uncertainty analysis. The former aims at assessing how sensitive are the results with respect to changes in inputs, such as inventory data; whilst the purpose of the latter is to evaluate how much each input parameters contributes to the output variance.  Conclusions and final recommendations based on the outcomes of the other phases of LCA. In this step it is essential to verify that conclusions are in accordance with the goal and scope of the study, and in particular with data quality requirements, assumptions, limitations of the study and application-oriented requirements. Based on final conclusions, recommendations related with the intended application of the study should be developed. The Life Cycle Interpretation phase is highly specific to each LCA study. In the SXT project, the interpretation of results has demonstrated that shale gas-specific activities have relatively minor impacts compared to activities in common with natural extraction and production (e.g. see Figure 28 which refers to the global warming category). Thus, shale gas and natural gas are expected to have very similar environmental impacts. Furthermore, the sensitivity analysis (see Figure 29) has highlighted that the Estimated Ultimate Recovery (EUR) of shale gas xxxxx is a key parameter to which LCA results are highly sensitive. The analysis thus recom...
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  • Integration; Interpretation The Loan Documents contain or expressly incorporate by reference the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters contemplated therein and supersede all prior negotiations or agreements, written or oral. The Loan Documents shall not be modified except by written instrument executed by all parties. Any reference to the Loan Documents includes any amendments, renewals or extensions now or hereafter approved by Lender in writing.

  • Interpretation, etc Any of the terms defined herein may, unless the context otherwise requires, be used in the singular or the plural, depending on the reference. References herein to any Section, Appendix, Schedule or Exhibit shall be to a Section, an Appendix, a Schedule or an Exhibit, as the case may be, hereof unless otherwise specifically provided. The use herein of the word “include” or “including,” when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not no limiting language (such as “without limitation” or “but not limited to” or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter.

  • 2Interpretation The interpretation and construction of the Contract shall be subject to the following provisions:

  • Certain Interpretations (a) Unless otherwise indicated, all references herein to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits or Schedules, shall be deemed to refer to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits or Schedules of or to this Agreement, as applicable. (b) Unless otherwise indicated, the words “include,” “includes” and “including,” when used herein, shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation.” (c) The table of contents and headings set forth in this Agreement are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect or be deemed to affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any term or provision hereof. (d) Unless otherwise indicated, all references herein to the Subsidiaries of a Person shall be deemed to include all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of such Person unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires. (e) Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice versa. (f) References to “$” and “dollars” are to the currency of the United States of America. (g) Any dollar or percentage thresholds set forth herein shall not be determinative in and of themselves of what is or is not “material” or a “Company Material Adverse Effect” under this Agreement. (h) When used herein, the word “extent” and the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such word or phrase shall not simply mean “if.” (i) The parties hereto agree that they have been represented by counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive the application of any Law, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document.

  • Contract Interpretation The Contract Documents completely describe the Services to be provided. Contractor will provide any Services that may reasonably be inferred from the Contract Documents or from prevailing custom or trade usage as being required to produce the intended result whether or not specifically called for or identified in the Contract Documents. Words or phrases which have a well-known technical or construction industry or trade meaning and are used to describe Services will be interpreted in accordance with that meaning unless a definition has been provided in the Contract Documents.

  • Construction; Interpretation The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. This Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated to the contrary herein by the context or use thereof: (i) the words, “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the Schedules and exhibits, and not to any particular section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or clause contained in this Agreement; (ii) masculine gender shall also include the feminine and neutral genders, and vice versa; (iii) words importing the singular shall also include the plural, and vice versa; (iv) the words “include,” “includes” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (v) financial terms shall have the meanings given to such terms under GAAP unless otherwise specified herein; (vi) references to “$” or “dollar” or “US$” shall be references to United States dollars; (vii) where the context permits, the use of the term “or” will be non-exclusive and equivalent to the use of the term “and/or”; (viii) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”; and (ix) if any action under this Agreement is required to be done or taken on a day that is not a Business Day or on which a government office is not open with respect to which a filing must be made, then such action shall be required to be done or taken not on such day but on the first succeeding Business Day thereafter.

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  • Interpretation; Effect When a reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, Exhibits or Schedules, such reference shall be to a Section of, or Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and are not part of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

  • Neutral Interpretation This Agreement constitutes the product of the negotiation of the parties hereto and the enforcement hereof shall be interpreted in a neutral manner, and not more strongly for or against any party based upon the source of the draftsmanship hereof.

  • Mutual Drafting; Interpretation Each party has participated in the drafting of this Agreement, which each party acknowledges is the result of extensive negotiations between the parties. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision. For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires: the singular number shall include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender shall include masculine and feminine genders. As used in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” As used in this Agreement, references to a “party” or the “parties” are intended to refer to a party to this Agreement or the parties to this Agreement. Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to “Sections,” “Exhibits,” “Annexes” and “Schedules” are intended to refer to Sections of this Agreement and Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules to this Agreement. All references in this Agreement to “$” are intended to refer to U.S. dollars. Unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, the term “or” shall not be deemed to be exclusive.

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