DF 69 — Regionalization in LCA: Current status in concepts, software and databases
Discussion forum on Life Cycle Assessment
Thursday, 13 September 2018, ETH Zürich, Alumni (GEP) Pavillon
Regionalization in LCA has been a research topic over the last decade, but implementation in practice has still been limited. Since the last DF on regionalization in 2009, recent developments at all ends (underlying data availability, inventory, LCIA methods, software implementation) have made a lot of progress.
The topic has gained special importance due to the fact that the Life Cycle Initiative hosted by UN Environment recommends regionalized LCIA methods for water and land. The life cycle impact assessment methodologies LC-IMPACT and IMPACT World+ provide regional CFs. Furthermore, a growing number of regionalized LCI data is provided by LCI databases such as the World Food Database (WFLDB) and ecoinvent, even if coverage and the level of detail is still limited.
While regionalized assessment is an additional effort, it can be the low hanging fruit for improving LCA studies with limited efforts. This DF will include presentations on availability of and challenges with regionalized LCI data, LCIA, and their combination. Software suppliers will show how their tools are currently able to accommodate regionalized product systems with complex supply chains and what developments are ongoing. Finally, database providers will present their strategies how to implement regionalized life cycle inventories. The forum allocates ample time for discussing different approaches and identifying the most important needs to bridge scientific advances and practical implementation and to foster the implementation of harmonised solutions.
This forum is targeted to LCA practitioners, LCA software developers and LCA researchers.
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Final Programme
Download:
DF69-Programme_Regionalization_in_LCA.pdf
Time
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Title
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Speaker
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Affiliation
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8:45
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Registration, coffee & croissants
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9:10
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Welcome and introduction to the topic
DF69-00_Introduction_Pfister.pdf
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Stephan Pfister
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ETH Zürich
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Challenges and opportunities of regionalized LCIA
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[Moderator: Stephan Pfister]
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09:25
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Importance of regionalized LCIA in Swiss and international Environmental Policy
DF69-01_Kanzig.pdf
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Josef Känzig
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BAFU
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09:45
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IMPACT World+ method and application showcase
DF69-02_Margni.pdf
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Manuele Margni
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CIRAIG
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10:05
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LC Impact method and application showcase
DF69-03_van_Zelm.pdf
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Rosalie van Zelm
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Radboud University
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10:25
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Discussion
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10:45
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Coffee break
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How to use current information and tools for regionalized LCA
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[Moderator: Rolf Frischknecht]
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11:15
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Regionalized assessment of environmental footprint of Swiss consumption from 1996 to 2015
DF69-04_Stolz.pdf
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Philippe Stolz
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treeze
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11:35
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Regionalizing inventories by combining unit process and MRIO information for enhanced LCI and LCIA
DF69-05_Haas_&_Pfister.pdf
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Adrian Haas
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ETH Zürich
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11:55
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Considering regionalised information by creating agricultural LCI
DF69-06_Lansche.pdf
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Jens Lansche
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Agroscope
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12:15
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Discussion
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12:30
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Lunch
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Regionalised LCA in background databases
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[Moderator: Stephan Pfister]
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13:30
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Regionalized LCI: how to address this challenge in large background LCI databases
DF69-07_Wernet.pdf
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Gregor Wernet
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ecoinvent
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13:50
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How to implement regionalized LCI in Water database, WFLDB (food) and/or WALDB (apparel)
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Jürgen Reinhard
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Quantis
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14:10
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Discussion
DF69-08_Reinhard.pdf
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Software Solutions for regionalized LCA
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[Moderator: Rolf Frischknecht]
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14:30
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Regionalized water-footprint (AWARE) of rice as modelled in LCA software: introduction to the case and task
DF69-09_RiceCaseStudy_Frischknecht.pdf
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Rolf Frischknecht
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treeze
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14:40
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Assessment in openLCA
DF69-10_Regionalization_in_openLCA_Bunsen.pdf
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Jonas Bunsen
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GreenDelta
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14:55
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Assessment in SimaPro
DF69-11_Regionalization_in_SimaPro_Vieira.pdf
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Marisa Vieira
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PRé
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15:10
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Coffee break
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15:40
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Assessment in Brightway2
DF69-12_Regionalization_in_Brightway2_Mutel.pdf
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Chris Mutel
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PSI
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15:55
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Assessment in REGIS
DF69-13_Regionalization_in_REGIS_Kilga.pdf
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Martin Kilga
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Sinum
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16:10
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Questions and answers related to regionalized LCI and LCIA in LCA software
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Panel discussion with software providers
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Wrap-up, announcements and farewell
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16:40
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Wrap up and announcements
DF69-14_Wrap_up_Pfister.pdf
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Stephan Pfister
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ETH Zürich
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16:45
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Farewell
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