DF 76 — The use of LCA as a development tool for emerging technologies / How to deal with forecasts in LCA? 

Thursday, 19 November 2020 – Online conference – Detailed access information will we communicated to all participants

(Change of location due to the Covid-19 pandemic.)

We cordially invite you to the 76th Discussion Forum on Life Cycle Assessment.
The official language of this event is English. 

In light of developing innovative technologies with better environmental considerations, LCA comes as one of the tools to steer and guide designs at its early phases. Introducing LCA and its implementation at this stage, however, is not a straightforward task as there are underlying challenges to be resolved. A valid assessment should take into account technology developments on maturity, upscaling and industrial learning, inventory data gaps and system changes for different sight years, e.g. energy transition, circular economy and emission regulation developments, which are involving changes in foreground as well as background life cycle inventory. We have seen many developments in the past few years on this topic and this DF will be the perfect platform where everyone shares insights, which might lead to future collaboration.

This DF will show state-of-the-art approaches that aim to perform prospective LCA for new and innovative technologies and how to communicate the results. Furthermore, some tools and frameworks that might support the modelling of future technologies and interpretation from various aspects will also be highlighted (e.g. scenario analysis and incorporation, open-source software, uncertainties handling, etc.). 

To summarize, this DF will culminate with discussion about applying prospective LCA methods and recommendations for improvements for accelerating prospective LCA joint practices on emerging technologies’ developments.

Call for short presentations:

DF 75 (Jubilee DF) — Life Cycle Thinking = Lower Footprint? – Or: Is LCA relevant?

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the jubilee forum is moved to 2021.
It shall take place as a physical meeting at a later date. It will be assigned a new DF number. 

Cancelled date: Monday & Tuesday, September 14 & 15, 2020 (2 day jubilee forum), Zürich

If we compare the necessary large transformations (e.g. in GHG reductions, or land use patterns) with common LCAs, the question arises: Did LCA hitherto support big decisions and changes? Or are we using LCA mostly for minuscule optimizations? We're eagerly awaiting your abstracts for presentations and posters which answer one (or many) of these questions: 
   • How much does (did) LCA really help in reducing pressure on the environment? 
   • Which important decisions were based on LC thinking and analysis?
   • How can LCA become more effective for big issues?

See also the Jubilee Forum DF 75 Flyer.

Call for Abstract closed. 

DF 76 — The use of LCA as a development tool for emerging technologies / How to deal with forecasts in LCA?

Thursday, 19 November 2020 – Online conference – Detailed access information will we communicated to all participants 

(Change of location due to the Covid-19 pandemic.)  
 

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