Research Progress on Carbon Footprint Accounting and Evaluation of Automotive Seats Based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

This paper addresses the challenges of long industrial chains, complex carbon footprint accounting, and high uncertainty in the automotive industry. It systematically reviews studies on carbon footprint accounting of automotive seats based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), constructs a framework for carbon footprint evaluation based on LCA, and describes the accounting methods. The study presents the carbon footprint results of a specific automotive driver’s seat, analyzes the causes of carbon emissions at different stages of its life cycle, and concludes that the majority of emissions are concentrated in the raw material acquisition stage. Finally, the paper summarizes the existing issues in automotive seat carbon footprint research and explores future directions, suggesting that measures to reduce the carbon footprint of automotive seats include lightweighting, reducing the use of raw materials such as steel, optimizing manufacturing processes, and increasing the proportion of clean energy.