Launch: A guide to using Life Cycle Assessment in policymaking

Date: 19 November 2024 Time: 14h-15h30 CET Register onlineThis 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 ContextBackground on the Life Cycle Initiative and its missionThe significance of LCA in policymaking14h10-14h25: Main Messages of the Policy BriefOverview of the key messages from the reportFour practical recommendations for policymakers14h25-14h45: Examples: Using LCA in PolicyExamples 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 EngagementPolling questions and Targeted Discussion Prompts15h25-15h30: Closing Remarks SpeakersGreg Cooney, Director of the Policy & Analysis Division, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Carbon ManagementArchana Datta, Life Cycle Initiative Coordinator, UNEPMałgorzata Gołębiewska, Team Leader for Environmental Footprint (EF) and Green Claims, European Commission - Directorate-General for EnvironmentLlorenç Milà i Canals, Head of Secretariat of the Life Cycle Initiative, UNEPJitti Mungkalasiri, Team Leader for Life Cycle Inventory and Data Applications for Sustainability and Trade, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), ThailandPippa Notten, director and principal consultant, The Green House, South AfricaThiago 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, MexicoElisa Tonda, Chief of Resources and Markets Branch, UNEP PresentersThe 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.