| Time | Title | Speaker | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | Welcome | Yves Loerincik | Ecointesys |
| 9:10 | The relation between LCA and GHG accounting (14040, 14064, GHG protocol, Kyoto rules, GHG credits accounting) DF34_01_Braunschweig.pdf | Arthur Braunschweig, E2 | |
| 9:40 | Comparing carbon footprint with impact-oriented life cycle methodologies: a meta-analysis DF34_02_Huijbregts_Climate footprint_MH.pdf | Mark Huijbregts, Radboud University Nijmegen (NL) | |
| 10:10 | An authority's view on the relation between GHG accounting and LCA DF34_03_Egli_v4.pdf | Norbert Egli, Federal office for the environment (BAFU/OFEV) | |
| 10:40 | Break | ||
| 11:10 | How are the GHG credits calculated? How should an institution calculate its credit demand? DF34_04_Wettstein.pdf | David Wettstein, MyClimate | |
| 11:40 | Labelling of food products: based on LCA or what…? DF34_05_Greverath.pdf DF34_06_Coop-Ruettimann.pdf | Pascal Greverath, Nestlé; Christian Rüttimann, COOP | |
| 12:20 | Scoping and calculation issues of 'climate neutral products', a Swiss multi-stakeholder project DF34_07_Lehmann-Ruddy.pdf | Daniel Lehmann, Thomas Ruddy, KlimaPro | |
| 12:40 | Break | ||
| The ‘carbon footprint’ – an unreliable indicator of environmental sustainability DF34_08_Castelan_Plastics_Europe.pdf | Guy Castelan, Plastic Europe | ||
| LCA in greenhouse gas quantification: more than a « may be » DF34_09_Fallaha.pdf | Sophie Fallaha, École Polytechnique de Montréal | ||
| Validation of carbon footprints DF34_10_Berger_Validation_of_Carbon_Footprints.pdf | Wolfgang Berger, DFGE – Institut für Energie – Okologie, Okonomie | ||
| Development activities and status of PAS2050 DF34_11_Sinden.pdf | Graham Sinden, Carbon Trust | ||
| Calculation of CO2 reduction figures; How Much CO2 can be compensated? DF34_12_Jungbluth.pdf | Niels Jungbluth, ESU-Services | ||
| Implementing sustainable strategy at Alcan packaging DF34_13_Jenny.pdf | Isabelle Jenny, Alcan | ||
| Analysing the carbon intensity of companies with I/O data and LCA data DF34_14_Maillard.pdf | Yvan Maillard, Centre Info | ||
| From rigorous LCA approach to implementable CO2 reporting scheme DF34_15_Vuille.pdf | François Vuille, E4Tech | ||
| Experiences and possible improvements of greenhouse gas accounting – examples from the City of Stockholm and a project with the WWF DF34_16_Johansson.pdf | Stefan Johansson, Royal institute of Technology, Stockholm | ||
| 15:40 | Break | ||
| 16:10 | Implications on GHG accounting and LCA / Ecobalancing methods | Discussion | |
| 16:50 | Good-bye |
DF 34 – Life Cycle Assessment versus CO2 footprint?
We are pleased to invite you to the 34th discussion forum on Life Cycle Assessment on March 13th 2008.
The forum will be followed by the 2nd International ecoinvent Meeting on Friday March 14th 2008 in Lausanne, at the Polydôme, EPFL.
Both events will be held in English.
The importance of the climate change issue has grown impressively these last months. Companies and authorities today deal with carbon footprint assessment, carbon labelling, carbon offsets and other instruments. Currently, there are two different approaches to assess the climate impact of processes and organisations: either with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methods, or based on the greenhouse gas protocol (www.ghgprotocol.org) and its 'partners' e.g. the GRI Global Reporting Initiative and the WBCSD World Business Council for Sustainable Development. The two approaches use different concepts and therefore may yield different GHG emission results. In addition, LCA is not limited to climate change but includes other impacts on the environment. Does the fact that climate change is the current prime subject allow or justify not to consider other impacts?
The DF 34 will discuss the following questions:
- Which are the relevant differences between the two approaches of LCA and GHG protocol concerning GHG accounting? Is GHG accounting an "LCA light"?
- In which cases is it useful to focus the environmental assessment on GHG emissions only?
- How should GHG emission certificates be considered in an LCA / Ecobalance?
- What are the implications of the GHG methodology development on the life cycle assessment methodology?
We hope that this forum will be of interest for you and we are looking forward to welcoming you in Lausanne.
Arthur Braunschweig, Sarra Harbi and Yves Loerincik
Download: DF34_program_v2.pdf