Babysitter lca-analyzer

Life Cycle Assessment skill for environmental impact evaluation and sustainability analysis

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/library/specializations/domains/science/chemical-engineering/skills/lca-analyzer" ~/.claude/skills/a5c-ai-babysitter-lca-analyzer && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: library/specializations/domains/science/chemical-engineering/skills/lca-analyzer/SKILL.md

LCA Analyzer Skill

Purpose

The LCA Analyzer Skill performs Life Cycle Assessment to evaluate environmental impacts across process life cycles and support sustainable process design decisions.

Capabilities

Goal and scope definition
Life cycle inventory (LCI) development
Impact assessment (LCIA)
Carbon footprint calculation
Water footprint analysis
Energy analysis
Sensitivity analysis
Comparative assessments
Hot spot identification

Usage Guidelines

When to Use

Evaluating process sustainability
Comparing design alternatives
Calculating carbon footprints
Identifying improvement opportunities

Prerequisites

Process data available
System boundaries defined
Impact categories selected
Inventory databases accessible

Best Practices

Follow ISO 14040/14044
Document assumptions clearly
Perform sensitivity analysis
Use peer review for public claims

Process Integration

This skill integrates with:

Process Sustainability Assessment
Green Chemistry Metrics Evaluation
Energy Efficiency Optimization

Configuration

lca-analyzer:
  standards:
    - ISO-14040
    - ISO-14044
  impact-methods:
    - CML
    - ReCiPe
    - TRACI
  databases:
    - ecoinvent
    - US-LCI
    - GaBi

Output Artifacts

LCA reports
Impact assessment results
Comparative analyses
Hot spot analysis
Improvement recommendations