Mitigation outcome assessment, time-series consequential accounting, and baseline-and-intervention assessment
The Imperial Network of Excellence in Sustainability through Life Cycle Approaches will host Matthew Brander, who will deliver a talk on greenhouse gas impact assessment methods.
Abstract:
There are a number of existing methods for greenhouse gas (GHG) impact assessment, e.g. the GHG Protocol’s Policy and Actions Standard, and ISO 14064-2 for project-level assessment, which have potential methodological advantages over consequential LCA. However, these methods have not been widely used within academic studies. Moreover, in some of the real-world contexts where these methods have previously been extensively applied there have been recent moves to use less appropriate methods, e.g. in the context of crediting GHG removals. This presentation provides an overview of the structure of these methods, and discusses their potential advantages. The presentation also discusses reasons for the lack of recognition for these methods, and directions for future development.
Bio:
Matthew holds the Chair of Carbon Accounting at the University of Edinburgh’s Business School. His current research focuses on the development of methods for corporate, product (life cycle assessment), project and policy-level greenhouse gas accounting. He has particular interest in bioenergy, offsetting, electricity accounting, and greenhouse gas removal. He has served as a member of several technical working groups for the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), and the Science Base Targets Initiative (SBTi). Prior to joining the University of Edinburgh Matthew worked in carbon management and greenhouse gas assessment at the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Management, and at Ecometrica. For more information: https://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/staff/matthew-brander
Information for attendance
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