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Posting	> *SORRY FOR CROSS-POSTINGS** > > 34th Discussion Forum* > > Life Cycle Assessment versus CO2 Footprint > 13th March 2008 Lausanne, Hôtel Alpha Palmier (in front of the railway > station) > > We are pleased to invite you to the 34th discussion forum on Life Cycle > Assessment on March 13th 2008. The forum will be followed by the 2nd > International ecoinvent Meeting on Friday March 14th 2008 in Lausanne, > at the Polydôme, EPFL. Both events will be held in English. > > The importance of the climate change issue has grown impressively these > last months. Companies and authorities today deal with carbon footprint > assessment, carbon labelling, carbon offsets and other instruments. > > Currently, there are two different approaches to assess the climate > impact of processes and organisations: either with Life Cycle Assessment > (LCA) methods, or based on the greenhouse gas protocol > (www.ghgprotocol.org) and its 'partners' e.g. the GRI Global Reporting > Initiative and the WBCSD World Business Council for Sustainable > Development. The two approaches use different concepts and therefore may > yield different GHG emission results. In addition, LCA is not limited to > climate change but includes other impacts on the environment. Does the > fact that climate change is the current prime subject allow or justify > not to consider other impacts? > > The DF 34 will discuss the following questions: > > - Which are the relevant differences between the two approaches of LCA > and GHG protocol concerning GHG accounting? Is GHG accounting an "LCA > light"? > - In which cases is it useful to focus the environmental assessment on > GHG emissions only? > - How should GHG emission certificates be considered in an LCA / Ecobalance? > - What are the implications of the GHG methodology development on the > life cycle assessment methodology? > > The floor is open for short presentations (10 minutes). If you are > interested, please submit an abstract before March 3rd. > > Please find more information on the 34th LCA Discussion Forum in the > attached invitation. Please send your application to the following > contact: LCAforum@epfl.ch > > We hope that this forum will be of interest for you and we are looking > forward to welcoming you in Lausanne. > > Best regards, > > Arthur Braunschweig (E2 Management), Sarra Harbi and Yves Loerincik > (ecointesys-life cycle systems) > -- > LCA Forum > Ecointesys - Life Cycle Systems > Parc scientifique EPFL > Case postale 538 > CH-1001 Lausanne > tel: ++ 41 79 453 59 52 > fax: ++ 41 91 968 10 93 > lcaforum@epfl.ch > http://www.lcainfo.ch/df

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