# Simplified framework could make products' environmental impacts easier to assess > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/431378 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 1 outlet covering · First listed: Phys.org, Nov 10, 2026, 8:00 PM · Read it: Life cycle assessment is used to quantify the environmental impact of products and services and forms an important basis for political decisions. However, the necessary data is always difficult to capture completely. A study by the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI now shows that four established hybrid methods can be reduced to just two: a first step towards open-source software that could enable such analyses even without in-depth mathematical knowledge. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 10, 2026, 8:00 PM: [Simplified framework could make products' environmental impacts easier to assess]() — Phys.org (Science news) Life cycle assessment is used to quantify the environmental impact of products and services and forms an important basis for political decisions. However, the necessary data is always difficult to capture completely. A study by the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI now shows that four established hybrid methods can be reduced to just two: a first step towards open-source software that could enable such analyses even without in-depth mathematical knowledge.