Including broad future scenarios in prospective LCA
The Imperial Network of Excellence in Sustainability through Life Cycle Approaches will host Prof Bernhard Steubing and Dr Romain Sacchi, who will deliver a talk on prospective life cycle assessment.
Abstract:
This presentation offers an introductory exploration of LCA, with a special focus on its prospective dimension—an essential approach for anticipating the future environmental impacts of products and services.
Bernhard and Romain will introduce participants to a range of advanced tools that are set to transform the prospective LCA workflow. These tools include:
- brightway2, a versatile LCA software framework;
- The Activity Browser, an intuitive interface for brightway2, prospective LCA databases, and scenario management;
- premise, a state-of-the-art tool for developing and managing prospective LCA databases.
Attendees will acquire valuable knowledge on scenario handling and conducting comprehensive prospective analyses. This seminar is ideal for both newcomers and experienced professionals in the LCA field, providing a unique opportunity to enhance your skills and understanding of prospective environmental assessments.
Bio:
Bernhard Steubing:
Bernhard Steubing works as an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Ecology at the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) at Leiden University. Bernhard specializes on the further development of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and related methods. He applies these to answer sustainability-related questions in energy, electric mobility, the built environment, and other areas. Currently, he dedicates much effort to advancing data, methods, and open software for future-oriented, i.e., prospective (or ex-ante) LCA, to provide decision support for the transition to a more circular and sustainable economy. Bernhard is also the founder of the open source LCA software Activity Browser.
Romain Sacchi:
Dr. Romain Sacchi is a researcher at the Paul Scherrer Institute within the Technology Assessment Group. He joined the institute in June 2019. His research focuses on the life cycle assessment of future mobility technologies in future contexts. More specifically, Dr. Romain Sacchi investigates various aspects of the electrification of mobility, including prerequisites, opportunities, and challenges under different socio-economic and climate scenarios. Lately, he has developed various LCA models for mobility, including carculator and mobitool, and tools for developing prospective LCA, such as premise.
His educational background includes a Master’s in Environmental Sciences, which he completed in 2012 at Aalborg University, Denmark. He further extended his academic journey at the same institution, earning an Industrial Ph.D. in 2018 on Industrial Ecology, in collaboration with a major cement producer. Between his Master’s and Ph.D., he gained six years of professional experience in industrial research and development, contributing to sustainable strategies in the cement and wind turbine sectors.
Information for attendance
Registration is required. Register your interest in attending this seminar. The seminar will be hosted on Microsoft Teams and the link will be emailed to all registered attendees. Register here.