First Seminar of Life Cycle Assessment in Mexico

REPORT

Dr. Leonor Patricia Güereca Hernández

August, 2013

CONTENT

INTRODUCTION OBJECTIVES FIRST SEMINAR OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT POSTER EXHIBITION INTERNACIONAL WORKSHOP: LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT DATABASES IN LATINAMERICA

EVALUATION ANNEXS

INTRODUCTION

In the last years, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has become a development and research tool for

diverse governmental and not governmental organizations. This is what the United Nations for

Environment Programme (UNEP) has showed with the development of the Life Cycle Initiative

(LCInitiative) with the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) in order to help

practicioners around the world to use efficiently this tool.

OBJECTIVES

With the goal to contribute to promote the life cycle thinking, The Mexican Life Cycle Network with

the support from UNEP, LCInitiative, The Engineering Institute of the Universidad Autónoma de

México (UNAM), the Environment and Natural Resources Office (SEMARNAT), The Iberoamerican

Life Cycle Network and the Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Design Center (CADIS) organized

the frist seminar of LCA in Mexico and the International Workshop: Life Cycle assessment

databases in Latinamerica.

FIRST SEMINAR OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

In the seminar and the workshop, national and international topics were discussed, showing that

the use and implementation of LCA is everyday more relevant as a methodological tool for decision-

making in production and consumption.

The presentations on the LCA seminar were made during August,15 between 09:00 and 14:00 hrs.,

at the beginning of the session, research projects in LCA were presented in posters (26 projects), at

10:00 hrs the seminar was inaugurated by Ing. Silvia Triviño, General Industry Director from

SEMARNAT, who commented on the new guidelines for Mexican industry regarding LCA application

through improvement processes and sustainable practices. Minister Dolores Barrientos Alemán,

representing of the UNEP office in Mexico, explained the evolution of the UNEP/SETAC LCInitiative

and encouraged on the use of LCA to support the decision-making process.

The agenda seeks to take the life cycle concept to practice and to improve the supporting tools with better information and indicators, organizing and enabling expert groups to generate

databases and systems.

1. Life Cycle Management (LCM) program seeks to improve the capability of decision-makers

through the development of informative materials, the creation of discussion spaces yo share good practices and the organization of trainings around the world.

2. The Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) program improves the quality and international

aplicability of life cycle indicators through the discussion and colaboration between experts.

3. The Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) program improves the access to visible and high quality life

cycle data.

The seminar also had panels about the different applications of LCA, LCA in construction projects

were presented; between the speakers, Nydia Suppen (General Coordinator of CADIS) presented

the speech entitled “LCA and construction in Mexico”, it showed the current development of LCA in

the construction industry and how it is related to the procedures of validation and certification of

sustainable buildings. Also was in the panel the professor Jorge Aguillón Robles, who is the

representative from de Academical Group for Sustainable Habitat of the Universidad Autónoma de

San Luis de Potosí; he presented the speech ”LCA of construction materials and Carbon

Footprinting in San Luis de Potosí”; at last, Dr. Teresa Arguello Méndez of the Architecture Faculty

of the Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas presented the speech entitled “Estimation of the

Greenhouse gases emissions in the construction of social multifamiliar buildings.

The second panel was “LCA in waste management”, at this panel internationally relevant projects

were presented, they show the applicability of LCA in the decision-making process, this time, Dr.

Adalberto Noyola Robles, Director of the Engineering Institute at UNAM presented “LCA at UNAM

and its applicability in the water waste management. Dr. Arturo Gavilán García, Research Director

on Chemical substances and ecotoxicology risks at the National Institute of Ecology and Climate

Change (INECC) presented “INECC experience in LCA: Case Studie of computers and PET bottles”

and Mr. Enrique de Hoyos, researcher for CEMEX presented the speech “The co-processing and

LCA: Use of alternative fuels in cement industry”.

The third panel was titled “LCA in the energy sector”, the speechers presented the applications of

lCA in projects which required decisión–making from the economic perspective and cost-benefit

assessment. In this topic participated Dr. Miguel A. Morales Mora, Sub manager of Environmental

Protection from PEMEX-Petroquímica with his presentation “LCA in PEMEX-Pertroquímica: Case

Studies”; Dr. Gustavo Sosa, Researcher from the Oil Mexican Institute with his speech “Use of LCA

increase in the Mexican Oil Industry” and Mr. Jorge Carlos Carpio Aguilar, Technical Engineer for

service at the company “Smurfit Cartón y Papel de México S.A. de C.V.” with his presentation “ LCA

and its use in the fabrication of CARTÓN CORRUGADO. Experience in Smurfit Kappa”.

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT POSTER EXHIBITION

In parallel with the first seminar on LCA, the first exhibition of LCA posters in LCA took place. There were presented twenty six (26) from academia and companies.

INTERNACIONAL WORKSHOP: LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT DATABASES IN LATINAMERICA

The International Workshop was held on Auguts, 15 and 16. On Thursday, the first activity began

at 16:00 hrs with the welcome by Minister Dolores Barrientos, representative of the UNEP office in Mexico and Nydia Suppen, who presented the Global Guidance for Life Cycle Databases

(UNEP/SETAC LCInitiative).

The workshop continued during the second day with the presentations from Denise Kronemberger, project manager of the Coordination of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (CREN) from

the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE); Claudia César Retamal Rodríguez, member of the Environmental Statistics Unit at The National Statistics Institution of Chile (INE); and

Ana Sabogal, former General Director of Environmental Information at the Environmental Ministry of Peru (MINAM). They commented the state of art regarding lifecycle databases in Latinamerica

and the next steps for the application of LCA tools.

The Mexican representative was César Cabrera Cedillo, chief from the department of consolidation

of environmental accounts at the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), he

presented the project “Water Accounts, Material Flow and Atmospheric Emissions in Mexico”, showing the advances in database related topics.

In the last part of the event, a seminar in Input Output (IOA) was held; the speakers were Dr.

Sangwon Suh and Dr. Carlos López; they showed the application of the LCA and the handling of

statistics input-product.

The topics presented by the speakers were:

Input/Output introduction

Previous Knowledge on IOA Iconic Model of IOA

Price and quantity Basic Statistics for IOA

IOA environmentaly extended

Method

Data Examples

Life Cycle Assessment

What it is and how to calculate?

Brief introduction to Life Cycle Impact Assessment. Similarities and Differences with IOA

Laboratory

Excel based examples

How to compile relevant data for Latinamerica? Identification of data requirement and data sources

Quality of the information and data shortage Transformation and balance

Brainstorming about strategies

EVALUATION

The answers to the questions are:

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

ANNEX I

Program

PROGRAMA PRIMER SEMINARIO DE ANÁLISIS DE CICLO DE VIDA EN MÉXICO - jueves

15 de agosto del 2013

HORARIO ACTIVIDAD PONENTE

8.00 – 9:00 Registro

9:00 - 10:00 Exposición de proyectos

10:00 - 10:15 Bienvenida Ing. Cuauhtémoc Ochoa Fernández Subsecretario de Fomento y Normatividad Ambiental SEMARNAT. Mtra. Dolores Barrientos Alemán Representante de la Oficina del Programa de Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente en México.

10:15 - 10:50 Análisis de Ciclo de Vida en la Producción y Consumo Sustentable

Ing. Sylvia Treviño Medina Directora General de Industria SEMARNAT

10.50 - 11.10 Estado actual del Análisis de Ciclo de Vida en México

Dra. Patricia Güereca Presidenta de la Red Mexicana de Análisis de Ciclo de Vida Investigadora Instituto de Ingeniería UNAM

11:10 - 11:30 Coffee Break y exposición de proyectos

11:30 - 12:10 PANEL DE ACV EN CONSTRUCCION

11:30 - 11:40

El ACV y la construcción en México Dra. Nydia Suppen. Directora General Centro de Análisis de Ciclo de Vida y Diseño Sustentable CADIS

11:40 – 11:50

Análisis de Ciclo de Vida de materiales de construcción y Huella de Carbono en San Luis Potosí

Maestro Jorge Aguillón Robles Cuerpo Académico Hábitat Sustentable Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí

11:50 – 12:00

Estimación de las emisiones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero atribuibles a la construcción de viviendas multifamiliares de interés social

Dra. Teresa Argüello Méndez Dr. Moisés Nazar Beutelspacher Facultad de Arquitectura Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas

12:00 – 12:10 Sesión de preguntas y respuestas

12:10 - 12:50 PANEL DE ACV EN RESIDUOS

12:10-12.20 El Análisis de Ciclo de Vida en la UNAM y su aplicación al tratamiento de aguas residuales

Dr. Adalberto Noyola Robles Director del Instituto de Ingeniería Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

12:20-12.30 Experiencia del INECC en el uso de ACV: Caso de estudio Computadoras y envases PET

Dr. Arturo Gavilán García Director de Investigación sobre Sustancias Químicas y Riesgos Ecotoxicológicos Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático. INECC

12:30-12.40 El Co-procesamiento y el ACV: Uso de combustibles alternos en la Industria Cementera

Ing. Eduardo González Alba Director de Combustibles alternos y Sustentabilidad CEMEX

12:50-13:00 Sesión de preguntas y respuestas

13:00 - 13:40 PANEL DE ACV EN SECTOR ENERGÉTICO

13:00-13.10 El ACV en PEMEX-Petroquímica: Estudios de casos.

Dr. Miguel A. Morales Mora Subgerente de Protección Ambiental PEMEX-Petroquímica

13:10-13.20 Impulso del ACV en la Industria del petróleo en México

Dr. Gustavo Sosa Iglesias Investigador Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo

13:20-13.30 El Análisis de Ciclo de Vida y su uso en la fabricación del cartón corrugado. Experiencia en Smurfit Kappa

M. en C. Jorge Carlos Carpio Aguilar Ingeniero Técnico y de Servicio. Smurfit Cartón y Papel de México S.A. de C.V.

13:30-13.40 Sesión de preguntas y respuestas

13:40-14:00 Conclusiones Dra. Patricia Güereca Presidenta de la Red Mexicana de Análisis de Ciclo de Vida Investigadora Instituto de Ingeniería UNAM

PROGRAMA TALLER INTERNACIONAL LOS DATOS DE CICLO DE VIDA EN AMÉRICA

LATINA - 15 Y 16 de agosto del 2013

HORARIO ACTIVIDAD PONENTE

Jueves 15 de agosto del 2013

16:00 - 16:10 Bienvenida Mtra. Dolores Barrientos Alemán Representante de la Oficina del Programa de Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente en México.

16:10 – 16:30 Presentación del proyecto ENRTP Dra. Nydia Suppen Directora General Centro de Análisis de Ciclo de Vida y Diseño Sustentable CADIS

16:30 – 18:00 Presentación del UNEP/SETAC Global Guidance Principles for LCA Databases

Dra. Nydia Suppen Directora General Centro de Análisis de Ciclo de Vida y Diseño Sustentable CADIS

Viernes 16 de agosto del 2013

08:30 – 08:45 Estadísticas ambientales y datos de ACV en Brasil

Denise Kronemberger IBGE - Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística CREN - Coordenação de Recursos Naturais e Estudos Ambientais Gerência de Estudos Ambientais Gerente de Projetos

08:45 – 09:00 Estadísticas ambientales y datos de ACV en Chile

Claudio César Retamal Rodríguez Unidad de Estadísticas de Medioambiente Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile

09:00 – 09:15 Estadísticas ambientales y datos de ACV en Perú

Ana Bozena Sabogal Dunin Borkowski Directora General de Información Ambiental Ministerio del Ambiente, Perú

09:15 – 09:30 Cuentas de agua, flujos de materiales y emisiones atmosféricas en México

Lic. César Cabrera Cedillo Jefe del Departamento de Consolidación de Cuentas Ambientales Instituto Nacional de Estadístia y Geografía

09:30 – 10:00 Coffee Break

10:00 – 14:00 1. Introducción al Input-Output

Breve historia

El modelo icónico de IOA

Precio y cantidad

Estadísticas básicas para IOA

Dr. Sangwon Suh Dr. Carlos A. López

2. IOA ambientalmente extendido Método

Datos

Ejemplos de aplicaciones 3. Análisis de Ciclo de Vida ¿Qué es y cómo se calcula?

Breve introducción a la evaluación de impactos de ciclo de vida

Similitudes y diferencias con IOA

14:00 – 16:00 Comida

16:00 – 17:30 4. Ejercicio

Ejemplos basados en excel y cálculos

5. ¿cómo compilar datos relevantes para América Latina?

Identificación de requerimientos de datos y fuentes de datos

Calidad de los datos y carencias

Transformación y balance

Lluvia de ideas sobre estrategias

Dr. Sangwon Suh Dr. Carlos A. López

17:30 – 18:00 Conclusiones generales