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Why System Boundaries Matter

A system can appear environmentally favourable or unfavourable simply because the analysis has been stopped at a convenient point. Credible comparison begins by defining where the system starts, where it ends and what alternative it replaces.

Understanding Before Anything Else

Environmental questions become unreliable when preferred answers are selected before the evidence is understood. GCCEI begins with the question, the evidence, the system and its consequences before moving towards conclusions, education, guidance or action.

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