#LifeCycleAssessment evaluates the environmental impact of products and processes. However, current methods do not adequately capture the impact of #plasticpollution on ecosystems. In their publication, Christina Galafton, Nils Thonemann and Martina G. Vijver from Fraunhofer UMSICHT and Leiden University identify knowledge gaps (particularly for the terrestrial environment) and call for the development of new characterization factors for life cycle impact assessment.
Lotte Chemical expands its Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) management system across domestic and overseas sites to support clients’ carbon neutrality goals amid tightening global environmental regulations.
Neue empirische Auswertung zeigt: #Energieeffizienz-#Standards im #Gebäudesektor sind keine Kostentreiber! Der europäische #Gebäude-Verband #BPIE hat zusammen mit der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen #DGNB eine Auswertung von 28 DGNB-zertifizierten Gebäude hinsichtlich der Einhaltung von Anforderungswerten und damit einhergehenden Kosten analysiert. Ziel war es, Evidenzen zu der Frage nach den Kosten und Chancen einer lebenszyklusoptimierten Bauweise bereit zu stellen. Im Ergebnis steht fest:
✅ Eine lebenszyklusoptimierte Bauweise ist nicht notwendigerweise teurer ist, sondern das Einhalten von Lebenszyklus-THG-Referenz- bzw. Anforderungswerten ist bereits heute mit deutlich günstigeren Baukosten realisierbar.
✅ Ein grundsätzlicher Zusammenhang zwischen niedrigen CO2-Emissionen durch den Betrieb von Wohngebäuden und den höheren Baukosten lässt sich nicht bestätigen. Es ist eher eine leichte Tendenz zu erkennen, dass Gebäude, die niedrigere CO2-Emissionen im Betrieb haben, auch niedrige Baukosten aufweisen.
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#EPBD #Lebenszyklusperspektive #LifeCycleAssessment #WholeLifeCarbon #Bauwende #Wärmewende #Effizienzwende #lessismore #Energieverbrauchrunter #Effizienzrepublik
♻️ Hintergrund der Umfrage ist das EU-Projekt #SYSCHEMIQ. Es zielt darauf ab, regionale Akteure – von Wissenschaft über Industrie bis hin zur Gesellschaft – in einen systemischen Ansatz einzubinden, um die Herausforderungen im Bereich der Recyclingfähigkeit zu bewältigen und eine kreislauforientierte städtisch-industrielle #Kunststoffwirtschaft zu fördern.
🫵 Want to be involved in #Carenage development and roadmap ?
Environmental impact assessment in Continuous Integration pipelines is a great way to make #ecodesign smoothly integrated in product teams workflow. 🔁
Multiple-criteria evaluation, based on #lifecycleassessment is key to avoid pollution shifts. 🔎
Those are the core principles of Carenage. Join us in shaping this project for the better !
➡️ Your invite to our community chat: https://buff.ly/uuyBCO8
🌿 Join the upcoming webinar on the EU's draft product environmental footprint category rules for hotel accommodation! 🏨🌍
🗓 Date: 12 Feb 2025
🕒 Time: 10:00 - 12:00 CEST
Register: https://bit.ly/40E0Qab
#EUTourism #LifeCycleAssessment
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Join us for an engaging and informative webinar on 12 February 2025, from 10:00 to 12:00! In this event we will present the first draft Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) for Hotel Accommodation Services, offering an overview and addressing your initial questions in an interactive Q&A session. This webinar is an invaluable opportunity for hotel industry representatives, environmental organizations, consumer groups, public authorities, and the general public to gain insights into the PEFCR for Hotel accommodation. Our experts will guide you through the draft's key elements, providing clarity and fostering a deeper understanding of its implications. The consultation period is set to run from 3 February 2025 to 2 March 2025, allowing stakeholders to contribute their perspectives and provide feedback. Don’t miss this webinar that will aid you in efficiently preparing effective feedback via the consultation in writing, that will help in advancing the PEFCR.
Wie nachhaltig sind eigentlich die Batterie-Zellen für E-Autos? 🔋🤔
Mit dieser Frage beschäftigt sich Manuel Baumann vom ITAS ausführlich in seinem Vortrag "Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung in der Batterieforschung – Erkenntnisse und Herausforderungen". Gehalten hat er ihn im Rahmen der Herbstakademie 2024 des Zentrums für Allgemeine Wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung (ZAWiW) der Universität Ulm.
Falls ihr mehr über das "Life-Cycle-Assessment" – also die ökologische Lebenszyklus-Analyse 🔄 – unterschiedlicher Batterietechnologien erfahren wollt, schaut euch einfach das YouTube Video vom Vortrag an!
👉 Zum Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-5NaMI4aNk
[Translate to English:] The event will be accompanied by a trade fair with around 60 exhibitors who are among the most important companies in the entire battery supply chain. From cell and battery manufacturers to OEMs and users, new design, production and manufacturing solutions including battery systems, materials and components as well as testing and recycling processes will be presented. An absolute must for anyone involved in battery technology.
We are happy to host Mine Güngörmüşler, one of the @KIT_Karlsruhe's International Excellence Fellows in 2024.
🍃 🫧 At ITAS, the bioengineer from Izmir University of Economics assesses the environmental impact of a novel #GreenHydrogen production method, drawing on the life cycle assessment (LCA) expertise of her colleagues at the ITAS. 🔄
➡️ https://www.itas.kit.edu/english/2024_015.php
#technologyassessment #lifecycleassessment #sustainableenergytechnologies
Here’s the paper by the way
https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.17589
#SustainableScience #LifeCycleAssessment #Ecodesign #Climate
Astronomical observatories have been identified as substantial contributors to the carbon footprint of astrophysical research. Being part of the collaboration that currently develops the Medium-Sized Telescope (MST) of the Cherenkov Telescope Array, a ground-based observatory for very-high-energy gamma rays that will comprise 64 telescopes deployed on two sites, we assessed the environmental impacts of one MST on the Northern site by means of a Life Cycle Assessment. We identified resource use and climate change as the most significant impacts, being driven by telescope manufacturing and energy consumption during operations. We estimate life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of 2,660 +/- 274 tCO2 equivalent for the telescope, 44% of which arise from construction, 1% from on-site assembly and commissioning, and 55% from operations over 30 years. Environmental impacts can be reduced by using renewable energies during construction and operations, use of less electronic components and metal casting, and use of recycled materials. We propose complementing project requirements with environmental budgets as an effective measure for impact management and reductions.
Fraunhofer UMSICHT
Yonhap Infomax News
Klimagerechtigkeitjetzt
Benoit Petit
EU Transport
Technology Assessment
Öko-Institut
Dr. Jürgen Knödlseder