Search result (100 hits on "policy")
Monday, 09 September, 2019
Conference reflections and report from 9th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM 2019) The 9th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM 2019) took place between 1rd– 4thSeptember 2019 in city of Poznan, Poland.
Background Information and market pressure in combination with political instruments will in the long run lead to reduced environmental impact and resource use from production and consumption of goods and services, both nationally and globally.
Funded by Vinnova - Sweden's innovation agency
Time period 2020-11-01 - 2021-11-30
Time period 2020-11-01 - 2021-11-30
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Nov
Webinar: EU Environmental Footprint – industrial experiences & updates on the policy process
Welcome to join the webinar EU Environmental Footprint – industrial experiences & updates on the policy process arranged by the Swedish Life Cycle Center within the project Environmental Footprint in Sweden, funded by Vinnova. The…
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This project aims to explore and influence the development of Environmental Footprint methods (PEF and OEF). It also facilitates knowledge exchange among life cycle experts, partners, and stakeholders to discuss EF methodologies and their integration into EU and national policies.
Funded by Partly by the Swedish Energy Agency
Type Expert group
Time period 2022-08-01 - Ongoing
Type Expert group
Time period 2022-08-01 - Ongoing
26
Nov
Life Cycle Talks: How is life cycle thinking and LCA applied by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and how is it integrated into EU policy?
Welcome to Life Cycle Talks! A series of talks presenting the research front to keep you up to date with the science and application of the life cycle perspective. Our next guest is Björn Spak,…
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Feb
Seminar on economic policy instruments for a more circular economy
On February 6th at 13.00-14.30 (CET) Swedish Life Cycle Center arragnes a seminar on economic policy instruments for a more circular economy together with Maria Ljunggren (Chalmers) and Tobias Persson (Swedish Environmental Protection…
The Nordic Dialogue Forum for LCA, climate and buildings is developed in collaboration with the Nordic building authorities with the purpose is to give input to Nordic harmonization of life cycle assessment of climate emissions…
Funded by Nordic Sustainable Construction Programme through Ministry of Environment in Finland
Type Working group
Time period 2019-10-03 - 2023-03-31
Type Working group
Time period 2019-10-03 - 2023-03-31
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Two-day course in Applied life cycle thinking November 2022 – ONLINE
The life cycle perspective, understanding the environmental impacts of a product or service throughout the value chain, is gaining increased importance in business as well as in public sector and authorities. In this two-day course…
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Methods for environmental footprinting of products and services have been and are being developed all over the world. Two methods to measure environmental performance throughout the lifecycle, the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) and the Organisation…
Funded by Swedish EPA, Swedish Energy Agency, VINNOVA partly
Type Expert group
Time period 2014-01-01 - 2022-08-01
Type Expert group
Time period 2014-01-01 - 2022-08-01
Wednesday, 01 November, 2017
Oral presentation at Indian LCM Conference 2017. …
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Author Carl Karheiding, Sara Palander & Anna Wikström (Swedish Life Cycle Center)
Author Carl Karheiding, Sara Palander & Anna Wikström (Swedish Life Cycle Center)
07
Feb
Network Conference: The role of life cycle thinking in a circular economy
We welcome partners and invited guests to participate in the upcoming network conference arranged by Swedish Life Cycle Center and the project Swedish platform for the life cycle perspective (funded by Swedish Energy Agency) on Wednesday February 7, 2018 in Gothenburg.
Sunday, 03 September, 2017
Accepted abstract/Conference presentation in the 8th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM), September 2017, Luxembourg City.
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Author Sara Palander, Anna Wikström, Karl Carheiding
Author Sara Palander, Anna Wikström, Karl Carheiding
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Feb
10
Mar
Webinar: Applying life cycle thinking when assessing climate impact of the Swedish transport system
Transport systems have several unique properties that make them different from many products and services that are analysed with LCA. How can a life cycle perspective be applied in that context? In this webinar, the…
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Friday, 27 January, 2023
Summary The European Commission developed a framework for life cycle assessment (LCA) denoted Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) in collaboration with representatives from the EU Member States, industry, and researchers.
Report no 2023:02
Author Tomas Ekvall, TERRA; Katarina Lorentzon, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden; Elin Einarson Lindvall, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden; Sara Palander, Swedish Life Cycle Center
Author Tomas Ekvall, TERRA; Katarina Lorentzon, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden; Elin Einarson Lindvall, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden; Sara Palander, Swedish Life Cycle Center
The project aims to help Swedish actors understand EU Environmental Footprint & explain the effects of methodological choices in Environmental Footprint
Funded by Sweden's innovation agency, VINNOVA
Type Research project
Time period 2022-12-01 - 2023-11-30
Type Research project
Time period 2022-12-01 - 2023-11-30
Introduction The European Commission launched Environmental Footprint methods to measure and communicate the environmental performance of products (both goods and services) and organizations across their life cycle, from raw material extraction or cultivation…
Funded by Swedish Energy Agency
Type Research project
Time period 2022-11-01 - 2023-01-31
Type Research project
Time period 2022-11-01 - 2023-01-31
14
Mar
Introduction Many different approaches are used in the LCA community. Attempts to harmonize LCA has resulted in a multitude of conflicting guidelines and standards. Confusion is created because the guidelines and standards are…
Funded by Partly by the Swedish Energy Agency
Type Working group
Time period 2022-09-01 - 2023-02-28
Type Working group
Time period 2022-09-01 - 2023-02-28
Friday, 21 January, 2022
Environmental footprint in Sweden – increased competence and communication – Lessons learned of working with Product Environmental Footprint This report was written within the project Environmental Footprint in Sweden – increased competence and communication, managed within…
Report no 2022:3
Author Sara Palander, Swedish Life Cycle Center; Katarina Lorentzon, RISE; Torun Hammar, RISE; Karin Sanne, IVL; Johan Nilsson, IVL; Lisa Hallberg, IVL; Björn Spak, Swedish EPA
Author Sara Palander, Swedish Life Cycle Center; Katarina Lorentzon, RISE; Torun Hammar, RISE; Karin Sanne, IVL; Johan Nilsson, IVL; Lisa Hallberg, IVL; Björn Spak, Swedish EPA
Tuesday, 21 December, 2021
The year is coming to an end and so is the current stage of the Swedish Life Cycle Center’s operations (stage 9). The Technical secretariat together with all partners are now planning for a new…
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Dialogue meeting for government agencies
Agenda Welcome and introduction (by Anna Wikström, Swedish Life Cycle Center) Presentation of the new agency in collaboration: Swedac by Elisabeth Hallin-Bergvall Dialogue: Policy-driven need for life cycle competence development in authorities Dialogue: How authorities…
26
May
Environmental Footprint Expert group – focus on Electricity modelling
Welcome to this meeting in the Environment Footprint Expert group. The aim of the group is to follow, understand and impact the development of the Environmental Footprint (EF) methodologies (PEF and OEF). Exchange information and…
The aim of the project is to accelerate the transition to a sustainable and robust energy system by promoting the application of life cycle thinking.
Funded by Swedish Energy Agency
Type Admin project
Time period 2025-06-01 - Ongoing
Type Admin project
Time period 2025-06-01 - Ongoing
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Tuesday, 22 October, 2024
Platform presentation at SETAC Europe 26th LCA Symposium. Title: Future developments through learning from successful life cycle network.
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Author Maria Rydberg, Yulia Liu, Anna Wikström
Author Maria Rydberg, Yulia Liu, Anna Wikström
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Friday, 23 August, 2024
Platform presentation (online) at LCIC 2024 in Berlin, Germany, 3 July 2024. In session 03: Policy Developments based on Life Cycle Thinking. …
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Author Anna Wikström, Maria Rydberg, Yulia Liu, Björn Spak
Author Anna Wikström, Maria Rydberg, Yulia Liu, Björn Spak
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26
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Environmental Footprint Expert group – reading circle PEFCR Apparel and footwear
Welcome to this meeting in the Environment Footprint Expert group. The aim of the group is to follow, understand and impact the development of the Environmental Footprint (EF) methodologies (PEF and OEF). Exchange information and…
12
Nov
Monday, 15 January, 2024
The project Environmental Footprint in Swedish Industry – increased understanding and implementation started in November 2022. The aim of the project has been to enhance awareness among businesses, authorities, and the public sector in Sweden…
Report no 2023:04
Author Maria Rydberg, Anna Wikström and Yulia Liu, Swedish Life Cycle Center, Erika Kloow and Josefin Neuwirth, IVL, Jonas Larsson, SSAB, Torun Hammar and Mats Zackrisson, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Jennifer Davis, Felipe Oliveria, Morgana Santos de Lima and Ben Whitaker, Volvo Car Corporation, Babak Kianian and Sofia Poulikidou, Höganäs AB, Lionel Belzons and Lisa Åkerlund, CEVT.
Author Maria Rydberg, Anna Wikström and Yulia Liu, Swedish Life Cycle Center, Erika Kloow and Josefin Neuwirth, IVL, Jonas Larsson, SSAB, Torun Hammar and Mats Zackrisson, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Jennifer Davis, Felipe Oliveria, Morgana Santos de Lima and Ben Whitaker, Volvo Car Corporation, Babak Kianian and Sofia Poulikidou, Höganäs AB, Lionel Belzons and Lisa Åkerlund, CEVT.
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Two-day course in Applied life cycle thinking, at Chalmers University of Technology
The life cycle perspective, understanding the environmental impacts of a product or service throughout the value chain, is gaining increased importance in business as well as in public sector and authorities. In this two-day course…
14
Dec
Webinar: Variations in frameworks for LCA: Implications on environmental performance of biofuels
Recording Fuel producers are increasingly affected by conflicting rules for life cycle assessment (LCA) as different frameworks all have different requirements and modelling approaches. This can affect the LCA results and sometimes the conclusions,…
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Swedish Life Cycle Center has, through the development of the EPS-method and a number of projects, been discussing monetarization for several years. With this group and related activities we hope to contribute to the discussion and implentation of "right prices".
Funded by Swedish Energy Agency, partly
Type Working group
Time period 2010-01-01 - 2019-12-31
Type Working group
Time period 2010-01-01 - 2019-12-31
Facing increasing volumes of freight transportation there is increasing pressure on monitoring and mitigating the negative impact on the environment and society that follows. Within this project 9 reports and publications within the logistics field was produced as well as the TrEx tool, an analysis tool for calculating environmental impact and efficiency of transport systems.
Funded by VINNOVA
Type Research project
Time period 2009-01-01 - 2012-12-30
Type Research project
Time period 2009-01-01 - 2012-12-30
The project intended to strengthen the long-term competitiveness of the manufacturing industry through a pro-active risk management. It considers both environmental aspects as well as economic value, early in the product development phase.
Funded by VINNOVA Sweden’s innovation agency, partly
Type Research project
Time period 2013-11-01 - 2016-10-01
Type Research project
Time period 2013-11-01 - 2016-10-01
The full title och the project is “Externalities in product development gives possibilities for innovation”. Background An increasing number of companies highlight the benefits of long term perspectives in their way of working to reduce…
Funded by VINNOVA
Type Research project
Time period 2012-12-01 - 2013-08-01
Type Research project
Time period 2012-12-01 - 2013-08-01
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21
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Webinar – Incentives for energy recovery in LCA for plastics
Welcome to a webinar with results from the project “Incentives for energy recovery in LCA for plastics”. Tomas Ekvall, Chalmers University of Technology, will present the project and its results, together with Maja Nellström and Marie Gottfridsson,…
