SETAC-2025

ALIGNED at SETAC 2025 in Vienna

ALIGNED is proud to announce its participation in SETAC 2025, which will be held in Vienna. We will co-chair the session Methodological Advancements in Life Cycle Assessment of Emerging Bio-Based Systems.

ALIGNED partners Narie Rinke Dias de Souza and Kíra Lancz will join forces with Marjorie Morales Arancibia to lead this session.

Emerging bio-based technologies are set to play a significant role in decarbonizing our fossil-based economy. By replacing conventional fossil-derived products with bio-based alternatives, these technologies have the potential to deliver substantial sustainability benefits, such as reduced climate change impacts and lower toxicity.

However, conducting life cycle assessments (LCA) for bio-based technologies presents unique challenges, particularly when comparing them with their fossil-based counterparts. This session will delve into recent advancements in the LCA of emerging bio-based systems, focusing on the following key areas:

  1. Tools and methods for scaling up technology maturity.
  2. Tools and methods for integrating future socioeconomic scenarios, including but not limited to the use of Integrated Assessment Models.
  3. Tools and methods for impact assessment, such as dynamic and prospective inventories, biogenic carbon accounting, and assessing emerging pollutants.
  4. Tools and methods for addressing multifunctionality and ensuring comparability with fossil-based products.

This session is an initiative of research partners from the Horizon Europe projects ALIGNED and LCA4BIO. For more information, visit the SETAC website

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