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8 June 2010

 
Short Courses
 
14.00-18.00 See programme Short Courses
 
18.00-20.00 Registration and Welcome reception
 



9 June 2010

 
Putting Eco-Efficiency to work: creating Eco-Innovation
 
Plenary session
Chair: Paul Ekins
 
09.00-09.10 Conference opening Paul Ekins, Energy and Environment Policy, University College London, U.K.
09.10-09.20 Eco-Efficiency in the context of Sustainable Development Rietje van Dam-Mieras, Vice Rector Magnificus Leiden University, Netherlands
09.20-09.30 Conference introduction: The challenge for the next half century Gjalt Huppes, CML, Leiden University, Netherlands
09.30-09.50 Umicore’s contribution to a sustainable supply-chain for Li-ion batteries in automotive applications Wouter Ghyoot, Umicore, Belgium
09.50-10.10 "The best way to use energy is not to use it." Gert Jan Kramer, Shell Global Solutions
10.10-10.30 Technological limits Roland Clift, University of Surrey, U.K., President Int. Soc. for Industrial Ecology
 
10.30-11.00 Coffee break
 
11.00-11.20 Demand pull Eco-Innovation: examples from Japan Masanobu Ishikawa, Kobe University, Japan
11.20-11.40 Creating strong incentives for eco-innovation, in China and the World Haifeng Huang, Ecological Development Union International & Beijing University of Technology, China
11.40-12.00 Long term strategy for eco-innovation Christian Hudson, for Robin Miège, Director Strategy, DG-Environment, European Commission
12.00-12.20 Setting policy targets at a global level William Moomaw, Tufts University, U.S.A.
12.20-12.40 Sustainable De-Growth: An Emergent Paradigm? Gjalt Huppes, for Joan Martínez Alier, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain
 
Eco-efficiency and Economic Growth Business and Government Polices Converging on Sustainability:
Personal presentation by Alan Hecht (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S.A.) cancelled due to unforseen circumstances.
 
12.40-13.00
Overall discussion
 
13.00-14.00 Lunch
 
Parallel sessions
 
14.00-15.45
Leapfrogging examples from industry Setting policy targets Creating incentives Food for a prosperous world Innovation for sustainability Sustainability performance measured
Chair:
Wouter Ghyoot


Chair:
Roland Clift

Chair:
Haifeng Huang
Chair:
René Kleijn


Chair:
Kas Hemmes


Chair:
Bastien Girod


- Chairs introduction -
- Presentations -
(see detailed programme)
 
15.45-16.15 Coffee break
 
16.15-17.00
Conference statement: The Challenge. Discussion 1
 
17.00-18.00 Poster session (see detailed programme)
 
Dinner Zuiderduin (tickets to be acquired) or elsewhere
 



10 June 2010

 
Meeting the Challenges – Reaching 80% Reduction
 
Parallel sessions
 
9.00-12.30
Green transport Renewable energy & Energy optimization Resources in a 3R economy / Industrial symbiosis Degrowth & Sustainable consumption Biomass for a prosperous world Eco-Innovation Measuring sustainability performance
Chair:
Tyler Folsom & Clovis Zapata
Chair:
Huub de Groot & Antonio Valero

Chair:
Han Shi & Raimund Bleischwitz

Chair:
François Schneider & Joan Martínez Alier

Chair:
Geert de Snoo & Sangwon Suh

Chair:
Paul Ekins & René Kemp


Chair:
Arnold Tukker & Bas de Leeuw


- Chairs introduction -
- Presentations -
(see detailed programme)
 
12.30-13.30 Lunch
 
Plenary session: Can we realise decoupling?
Chairs: Bas de Leeuw / Masanobu Ishikawa
 
13.30-14.45
Presentation of key issues from morning sessions: 5 minutes with 5 minutes questions for clarification
14.45-15.15 Panel commentary round: can we get all improvements combined? Options and constraints.
15.15-15.45 Discussion with the floor
 
15.45-16.15 Coffee break
 
16.15-17.15
Conference statement: Questions for Research. Discussion 1
 
17.15-17.30
Eco-innovation in the Environment Work Programme 2011 Serena Pontoglio, European Commission, DG Research
17.30-18.00 Discussion: Innovation Policy - how to get moving, fast enough?
 
18.00-18.30 Speed presentations (see detailed programme)
 
19.30 Conference dinner (tickets included)
 



11 June 2010

 
Connecting diverging approaches to sustainability analysis of technologies and products
 
Invited presentations and moderated discussion
Chair: Gjalt Huppes
 
09.00-10.30
Life cycle sustainability analysis: framing questions to approachesJeroen Guinée
Further Extension of Environmentally Extended Input-Output Analysis: Descriptive Accounting and Analytical ModelingYasushi Kondo
Life Cycle Assessment based technology evaluation: dead end alley or stepping stone?Bo Weidema
Industrial ecology full systems approach: can the world be improved basically or only marginally?Ester van der Voet
Sustainability Impact Assessment for a Green EconomyArnold Tukker
Integrated Environmental Assessment methods and Industrial Ecology methods combined. High spatial and temporal resolution for impacts versus high resolution within the physical structure of the economyRené Kleijn
Marrying innovation research with environmental assessmentRené Kemp
 
10.30-11.00 Coffee break
 
11.00-12.30
Integrated assessment including monetary valuation of environmental impactsRainer Friedrich
Beyond Current Practices: The Role of the External Costs of Carbon in Climate Decision-MakingAnil Markandya
Hybrid IO as a tool of communication among scientists of different disciplines: Experiences of WIO with metallurgy and material scienceShinichiro Nakamura
Sustainable consumption and supportable investmentRoland Clift
The Price Mechanism and Eco-Efficiency: the Role of Green Fiscal ReformPaul Ekins
Ecological-economic policy evaluation for 80% reduction; piecemeal decisions versus grand schemes?Raimund Bleischwitz
Summary of 1000-words papers by Marina Fischer-Kowalski & Julia Steinberger; Armin Grunwald; Manfred Lenzen & Robert Cummins; Kohmei Halada; and Ichiro Daigo, Yasunari Matsuno & Hiroki HatayamaGjalt Huppes
 
12.30-13.30 Lunch
 
Approaches to sustainability analysis linked. Alignment and diversion.
Chair: Paul Ekins
 
13.30-13.45 Introduction by chair
13.45-15.30 Plenary discussion: 1000 words visions - clashes & allignment
 
15.30-16.00 Coffee break
 
Conference statement: The Questions and the Challenge
Chair: Roland Clift
 
16.00-16.15 Introduction by chair
16.15-17.00 Conference statement: Questions for Research. Discussion 2
 
17.00-17.45
Final version Conference statement
 
17.45-18.00
Conference overview: How we may meet the Challenge Bas de Leeuw
 
Conference closing Gjalt Huppes
 
18.00-19.00 Closing reception
 

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