U.S. Department of Energy publishes 'Best Practices for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) Technologies' aligned to ISO 14040/14044

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published an official best-practices guidance document for conducting LCAs of Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) technologies. The document explicitly cites ISO 14040 (principles/framework) and ISO 14044 (requirements/guidelines) as the underpinning standards and positions itself as a complement to ISO 14040/14044 (not a replacement and not a legal document). For organizations preparing LCAs to support carbon removal accounting, procurement/funding expectations, or broader MRV practices where government-backed methodological expectations can influence acceptance of results, this guidance is compliance-relevant as an authoritative methodology reference.