2 - GaBi CW 2015 - Updates From Product Environmental Footprint PEF and GaBi Content

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Updates for GaBi content

PEF, TRUCOST* and more

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Agenda

1. Update from PEF

2. Major aspects Upgrade 2014

3. Outlook 2015


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Product Environmental Footprint Initiative of the EC

PEFGuide

PEFCR PEF

Published in April 2013

First technical specifications Identification of issues to be

specified in PEFCR First PEFCRS developed in

pilots

Roll out of PEFCR according

to process to be developed

in pilots Environmental ProductDeclaration in compliance

with EU single market for

Green Products

2013 2015 2016

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Batteries and accumulatorsDecorative paints

Hot & cold water pipe systems

Liquid household detergents

IT equipment

Metal sheets

Non-leather shoes

Photovoltaic electricity generation

Stationery

Intermediate paper products

T-shirts

Uninterrupted power supplies

1st wave of pilots 2nd wave of pilots

Retailer sector

Copper sector

Leather

Thermal insulation

Beer

Coffee

Fish

Dairy products

Feed

Meat

Pet food

Olive oil

Pasta

Wine

Packed water


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Options:

1. PEF Integration in (life

cycle based) existing

policies:

a. Energy labelb. GPP

c. Ecodesign

d. Ecolabel

2. Additional new policy

based on PEF

3. Abandon existing life

cycle based policies and

have a strong PEF policy

Scope andCalculation Rules

1. PEFCR Definition

2. PEF Declaration

Scheme

3. PEF LabelingScheme

Direct consequences

Possible

consequences

Policy

consequences

Existing PCR

(EN15804)

Short Term Mid Term

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Implications Environmental Footprinting Initiative

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PEFCR/OEFSR

shall be developed by industry. The Commission

shall

play a watchdog role and control the rules approval process.

The verification activities shall be managed through third party

independent verification (paid by applicants). Market surveillance (MS)

shall play some market surveillance activities.

The Commission

shall provide resources to give free access to secondary

data in PEFCR/OEFSR.

The Commission

shall support the costs for adapting the EF tool (currently

SMEs tool) to each PEFCR/OEFSR.

The « shall »

sine qua non


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Currently, the sector follows the standard EN 15804 to assess the

environmental impact of construction products, and the Product

Environmental Footprint (PEF) method, released by the EU Executive in

April 2013.

At the end of the ongoing 3-year pilot phase for the PEF, the Commission

will revise the two “standards” with the aim of reconciling them.

Source: http://www.euractiv.com/sections/plastics-recycling/eu-align-environmental-gauges-construction-products-301847

citing TEPFA workshop

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PEF and ISO will meet

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1. Update from PEF


3. Outlook 2015


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GaBi Databases ‘14

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Additional LCI content within maintenance package

200 EPDs

850 country specificbuilding use phase

datasets

PROFESSIONAL

CONSTRUCTION

>1,240

TEXTILE

FINISHINGS

ELECTRONICS

RENEWABLES

FULL U.S.

20 Trucks

25 Infrastructure

20 Association100 country specific

(EU27 & GLO)

building use phase

datasets

~4,000 in 2011

>8,400 in 2014


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Dynamic, fast changing factor

Integral to most supply chains, underlying basically every datasetand LCA model

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Why energy matters

Germany EU-27 United States

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Effects of EU policies on grid mix

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Germany

Nuclear fade out

increase in renewables

slower CO2 reduction

Italy

No Nuclear to fade out

increase in renewables

faster CO2 reduction

Change monitored by data – policy becomes measurable

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IPCC AR 5

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The up-coming standard GWP

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Direct Land Use Change

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Optional assessment for standards conformity

Source: WWF

Direct Land Use Change (LUC) emissions in all agricultural datasets

Consistent methodology (PAS 2050:2012-1)

Consistent data sources (FAOSTAT, IPCC, FAO, EC JRC)

Additional flow “Carbon dioxide (Land use change)“

Impact assessment possible with or without LUC emissions

Webinar recording available on our homepage

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EU Energy Data Review

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GaBi energy data has very good quality

Aim of the review Assure that high quality energy LCI data are used in the European

Reference Life-Cycle Database (ELCD). [ELCD is important for PEF]

Based on

Quality indicators developed within the International Reference Life

Cycle Data System (ILCD) handbook

Comparison between

GaBi, ecoinvent, GEMIS and E3

Result

GaBi datasets showed very good quality in the majority of the considered

datasets, especially in:

Technology representativeness

Methodology

Completeness

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DEKRA critical review process of GaBi Databases

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Unique, continuous, dependable

Credibleindependent

sourcesunderpinningeach dataset

Up to date engineeringknow-how used in

composing the dataset

Accurate metainformation

documentingthe dataset

Systematic approach and

continuous process

embedded into PE’s update

routine covering

Basic technologies, e.g.

power plants, refineries

and water treatment units

Dependent datasetsderived from these core

models

Quality assurance

processes

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Documentation

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“before and after” document

explains the most significant

changes per sector/GaBi database

Provides details and reasons for

changes

Delivered with the release notes

Database Upgrade 2014 document

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New Extension Databases

BIOPLASTICS First bioplastics LCI data available on the market

120 new datasets

e.g. sugar cane, corn, wheat etc.

Germany, US and Europe (EU-27)

Enables life cycle modelling of biopolymer materials Production processes and related End of Life

treatments which specifically consider the biogenic

carbon balance

Parameterized plan systems for recycling

processes and material recovery scenarios

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New Extension Databases

FOOD & FEED > 350 datasets

Cradle-to-gate and gate-to-gate LCIs

Various allocations

Land Use Change emissions

Production & consumption mixes Ongoing data development

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Agenda

1. Update from PEF


3. Outlook 2015


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What’s coming in 2015

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PEF Test Kit IV (webinar next week,

additional flows, updated characterisationfactors)

Additional Service pack release in

summer to make GaBi background data

entirely PEF compliant (SOM, water)

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More country specific datasets

Future scenario electricity datasets

New LCIA methods and methodological changes

Continuous review process

Datasets on infrastructure and end of life

Much more…

PLEASE NOTE: these are potential areas of improvement / extension but not yet

finalized. We‘ll keep you updated over the coming weeks and months.


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for your attention!

Thank you

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