The Informal Working Group on Automotive Life Cycle Assessment decided not to submit the Working Document for the 95th GRPE session. The Mutual Resolution will not be submitted for adoption at the October 2026 GRPE session due to unresolved issues and lack of consensus. The leading team will prepare a status report for October 2026 GRPE describing progress, current status, remaining issues, and proposed way forward. A revised Terms of Reference extending the IWG mandate will be prepared. An additional meeting may be organized to determine the future work programme.

Draft agenda for the 43rd Session of the Informal Working Group on Automotive Life Cycle Assessment (IWG on A-LCA) meeting on July 6th, 2026, from 11:30~14:30 CET. The agenda includes welcome and introduction, adoption of the agenda and last meeting minutes, decision on Document Package, decision on Open Items, decision of the latest document, next steps including Report to GRPE and Revision of ToR, and closing.

Three options are presented for the document package. Option 1 proposes a Working Document to be submitted by 22 July 2026, with non-agreed items excluded from both memorandum and Informal Document, and a new section created to record non-agreement items. Option 2 proposes a Working Document submitted by 22 July 2026 and an Informal Document drafted by interest parties including Japan for submission during the 95th GRPE in October, titled Interim Guidance for A-LCA to assist practitioners with CFP calculation. Option 3 proposes a Working Document submitted by 22 July 2026 and an Informal Document produced by A-LCA IWG for submission during the 95th GRPE in October, with the same title and aim.