Date: 19 November 2024
Time: 14h-15h30 CET
This webinar introduces A Policymakers' Guide to Life Cycle Assessment (available a few days ahead of the webinar), demonstrating how Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can support effective environmental policy design. Key insights from UNEP’s Policy Brief will be shared, including examples of governments using LCA to address environmental hotspots and reduce impacts. The event will encourage discussion on LCA’s role in advancing climate, nature, and pollution goals, addressing challenges, and best practices in eco-design, circular economy, and sustainable procurement.
Agenda (times in CET, UCT+1):
14h00-14h10: Opening Remarks and Context
- Background on the Life Cycle Initiative and its mission
- The significance of LCA in policymaking
14h10-14h25: Main Messages of the Policy Brief
- Overview of the key messages from the report
- Four practical recommendations for policymakers
14h25-14h45: Examples: Using LCA in Policy
- Examples from a couple of governments using LCA in their policy processes.
- How LCA has impacted decision-making in these governments.
- How this Policy Brief may support government officials in future uses.
14h45-15h25: Interactive Session and Audience Engagement
- Polling questions and Targeted Discussion Prompts
15h25-15h30: Closing Remarks
Speakers
- Greg Cooney, Director of the Policy & Analysis Division, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Carbon Management
- Archana Datta, Life Cycle Initiative Coordinator, UNEP
- Małgorzata Gołębiewska, Team Leader for Environmental Footprint (EF) and Green Claims, European Commission - Directorate-General for Environment
- Llorenç Milà i Canals, Head of Secretariat of the Life Cycle Initiative, UNEP
- Jitti Mungkalasiri, Team Leader for Life Cycle Inventory and Data Applications for Sustainability and Trade, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand
- Pippa Notten, director and principal consultant, The Green House, South Africa
- Thiago Rodrigues, Researcher on Information for Sustainability, Brazilian Institute for Science and Technology Information (Ibict)
- Nydia Suppen Reynaga, Founder CADIS - Centre for Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Design, Mexico
- Elisa Tonda, Chief of Resources and Markets Branch, UNEP
Presenters
The webinar will feature presentations from co-authors of A Policymakers’ Guide to Life Cycle Assessment, including from UNEP's Life Cycle Initiative, and government representatives describing examples of policies using LCA.
