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The PCF World Forum Dialogue: Reflections
IV Seminario Internacional CEPAL sobre la Huella de CarbonoRasmus Priess, Santiago de Chile, 11 October 2012
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What am I going to talk about?
PCF World Forum Reflections on PCF World Forum dialogue What is needed? Opportunities for improved dialogue: What does the
PCF World Forum offer?
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PCF PILOT PROJECT GERMANY.
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Why the PCF World Forum?
Already in 2008: Large number of existing and emerging initiatives in carbon
footprinting, carbon labelling, etc. Little dialogue and understanding of each other‘s approaches
PCF World Forum as neutral platform to promote mutual understanding and dialogue across initiatives and their stakeholders
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The PCF World Forum has brought together...
And many more...
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PCF World Forum past and future
Mutual understanding
Harmonisation -> Collaboration
Outreach and Capacity Building
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PCF World Forum past and future
Mutual understanding
Harmonisation -> Collaboration
Outreach and Capacity Building
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REFLECTIONS ON PCF WORLD FORUM DIALOGUE
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Number of approaches and initiatives increasing
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Number of initiatives and approaches increasing General standards Product category and sector work in different geographies and
programmes Range of communication approaches
Why growing number of initiatives? Lack of government regulation on climate change Demand for (corporate) leadership Before working with others on harmonisation need to build own
understanding and “identity” with own stakeholders
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Without clear approach to consumer communication difficult to agree on methods
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Without clear approach to consumer communication difficult to agree on methods Communication determines the methodological specifications
required However, communication is competitive
Communication is perhaps a matter of leadership, transparency and acceptance rather than harmonisation
We may have to live with a certain diversity of approaches for some time
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Based on quantification: common understanding of hotspots and measures
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Based on quantification common understanding of „hotspots“ and mitigation measures
What are the main climate and environmental impacts in each product category and sector?
Do we have a common understanding of these? If so, what are the best ways to reduce these? And can we make these comparable?
What does this mean? Understanding of life cycle environmental impacts (quantification)
necessary Further initiatives
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Properly account for and „safeguard“ major mitigation measures: use of renewable energy and renewable resources
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Properly account for and „safeguard“ major mitigation measures: use of renewable energy and renewable resources
Recognised as major mitigation measures However, not fully included in carbon and environmental footprint
methodologies, e.g. green power accounting land-use change biodiversity impacts
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Demand for leadership remains strong
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Leadership needed (and happening) as long as challenge unresolved
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What is needed?
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What is needed?
Identification and support for communication approaches that really drive relevant change
Availability and accessibility of „real-life“, high quality data for footprint assessments for shared understanding and insights
Better collaboration among initiatives to increase impact and make best use of resources; and, yet, leave room for leadership
Better alignment of product category rules with accepted international standards, within and across sectors as well as the real objectives of such rules
Leadership + real life applications and implementation
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Opportunities for improved dialogue: What does the PCF World Forum offer?
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Opportunities for improved dialogue: What does the PCF World Forum offer Platform for organisations and individuals to
Understand global developments Share relevant insights and bring them to international attention Demonstrate leadership Make proposals for (jointly) addressing climate change and GHG emissions in
production and consumption Establishment of local focal points of PCF World Forum dialogue to
bring more of the local ideas, concerns, proposals to the joint stage and bring more of the international reality to local stakeholders
Facilitate collaboration across initiatives and stakeholders Capacity building
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Join the dialogue!
Rasmus Priess [email protected] +49 30 779 0 779 15 +49 160 151 25 25
PCF World Forum c/o THEMA1 GmbH, Torstr. 154,
10115 Berlin, Germany
www.thema1.de
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Open issues and challenges
Specific emerging measurement landscape – including product category rules - still unclear (though with GHG Protocol now general recognised basis)
Environmental footprinting is not just business, policy or civil society driven, but a combination
Best type of consumer communication in general or per product category (or per country) still unclear
Manufacturers and suppliers need to build competencies in this volatile environment and help their customers demonstrate leadership
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Demand for quantification of life cycle environmental impacts to inform Understanding of „hot-spots“ Impact reduction measures Certification/ Standards/ Benchmarks
Especially for environmental impacts that are not black and white
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The „new quality“ in environmental footprinting Life Cycle Assessment has been developed over the past 25 years or so Mostly used for general system comparisons/ „political“ decision making, e.g.
disposable vs. reusable packaging Also limited use for „Environmental Product Declarations“ in a B2B context
Use for questions such as: Is this product system or option better/ worse than an alternative option?
Limited use for assessing SPECIFIC goods and services
Now we are asking: What is the carbon, water, biodiversity impact, ... of that particular product? And how does that compare?
DEMANDS FOR QUANTIFICATION ARE NOW MUCH HIGHER!
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Recognising rationale behind measurements Quantification is not an objective in itself but rather an instrument
to
1. Understand and demonstrate origin of environmental/ climate impacts
2. Compare relative performance of different products/ consumption options to make informed decisions
3. Explain measures to reduce environmental/ climate impact