The construction industry needs to decarbonise. The built environment has become a testing ground for path-breaking policies as maximum carbon footprint procurement specifications for building products and whole life carbon thresholds for buildings. Such policies could create lead markets for radical low carbon innovation.
The Research Institute for Sustainability – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam (RIFS), the University College London Institute for Sustainable Resources (UCL ISR), the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (Global ABC) and the One Planet Network invite you to this first conference on Carbon Footprint Policy Accelerator.
Here, you can learn more about the recent emergence of carbon footprint policies. A particular focus is on the potential for coordinating efforts across cities, regions, countries and the public-private divide to rapidly scale up lead markets for low carbon products, buildings and infrastructures.
On October 8th, at 10.00-10.45, you can hear Kai Kanafani and Head of Secretariat, Helle Redder Momsen’s presentation on how Denmark has set limits for carbon emission from new buildings in Denmark. the Nordics. They will also hint at what the plans for the near future are in Denmark and other Nordic countries.
Read more and sign up for physical or online participation for the Carbon footprint policy accelerator here
Programme:
November 7th
09.00-09.30: Welcome Coffee
09.30-09.40: Welcome
Mark Lawrence, RIFS
Nino Jordan, RIFS and University College London Institute for Sustainable Resources (UCL ISR)
Julia Vismann, moderator and editor (radio eins, inforadio, Deutschlandfunk)
09.40-09.45: Focus and structure of the conference
Nino Jordan, RIFS and UCL ISR
09.45-10.15: Keynote - Why the dominant approaches so far have failed to decarbonise industry and why carbon footprint policies are necessary
Michael Grubb, UCL ISR
10.15-11.00: Presentations
Part I: The Buy Clean movement in the USA
Mark Sippola, California Air Resources Board
Charlie Martin, BlueGreen Alliance
11.00-11.15: Q&A w. Julia Vismann
11.15-11.30: Coffee Break
11.30-12.15: Panel discussion
Part II: Using green procurement coordination across countries and between public and private sectors to create lead markets for low/zero carbon products
Nancy Gillis, First Movers Coalition
Rainer Quitzow, RIFS and TU Berlin
Fiona Skinner, UN Industrial Development
Organization/Clean Energy Ministerial Industrial Deep Decarbonisation Initiative
Kay Tor, UK Infrastructure and Projects Authority
12.15-12.30: Q&A w. Julia Vismann
12.30-13.30: Lunch
13.30-14.15: Group work
Part III: How to increase ambition and scale and ensure international equity
14.15-14.30: Coffee break
14.30-15.15: Presentation of group work results & synthesis discussion in plenary
15.15-15.30: Coffee break
15.30-16.15: Group work
Part IV: How can public procurement initiatives and regulatory carbon footprint standards be better aligned across countries, subnational actors and private initiatives?
16.15-16.30: Coffee break
16.30-17.15: Presentation of group work results & synthesis discussion in plenary
17.15-17.30: Summary & outlook
Nino Jordan & Julia Vismann
18.30: Dinner
November 8th
09.00-09.30: Welcome Coffee
09.30-09.45: Part I: Wrap up of yesterday’s session and connection to today
Nino Jordan & Julia Vismann
09.45-10.00: Part II: Launch of Global review of Whole Life Carbon Assessments in the Built Environment
N.N., UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
10.00-10.45: Presentations
Part III: Whole life cycle carbon standards: the Danish experience
Kai Kanafani, Aalborg University
Helle Redder Momsen, Nordic Sustainable Construction, Danish Authority of Social Services and Housing
10.45-11.00: Q&A w. Julia Vismann
11.00-11.15: Coffee break
11.15-12.00: Presentations
Part IV: The Dutch experience
Jan-Willem Groot, Dutch Environmental Database
12.00-12.15: Q&A w. Julia Vismann
12.15-13.15: Lunch
13.15-14.00: Group work: Part V: Promises and limitations of the Danish and Dutch approaches
14.00-14.15: Coffee break
14.15-15.00: Presentation of group work results & synthesis discussion in plenary
15.00-15.30: Coffee break
15.30-16.15: Presentations
Part VI: How to best advance learning on carbon footprint policies?
Melanie Jans-Singh, GlobalABC Whole Life Cycle Coalition for policy-making in the built environment
Nino Jordan, Carbon Footprint Policy Accelerator
16.15-16.30: Coffee break
16.30-17.00: Panel discussion
Part VII: What have we learnt? What are the challenges for policy makers and industry in the adoption of mandatory whole-life/embodied carbon standards for buildings?
Anna Braune, German Sustainable Building Council
Cécile Dap, Low Carbon Building Initiative
Melanie Jans-Singh, UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Mona Abdulghani Naji Mohammed, UNEP
17.00-17.15: Conclusion and farewell
Julia Vismann and Nino Jordan
Time and place:
Time: Tuesday, November 7th, 2023, 9.00-17.30 CET
Wednesday, November 8th, 2023, 9.00-17.00 CET
Place: Research Institute for Sustainabilty - Helmholtz Centre Potsdam
Villa (Ballroom)
Berliner Straße 130, D-14467 Potsdam