DF 73 — Digital transformation: LCA of digital services, multifunctional devices and cloud computing
Discussion forum on Life Cycle Assessment
Thursday, 21 November 2019, ZHAW Wädenswil, Campus Grüental, Aula
The increasing digitalisation does not only make our daily life easier but also causes changes in the environmental impact of our activities. The substitution of material-based services with digital services - for example films or music - alters the environmental impact of our everyday activities and shifts visible material use to less visible digital services.
A holistic life cycle assessment of digital transformation requires the assessment of information and communication technology (ICT) and takes into account possible substitution effects. Modelling of digital services and multifunctional devices are complex and the choice of assumptions for substitution has a crucial impact on the final assessment of digital transformation.
The discussion of these topics in the LCA-community allows the evaluation of different approaches to the assessment of digital transformation.
This forum will cover the life cycle assessment of digital transformation with its wide range of devices and technologies as well as substitution and summation effects caused by new services enabled by modern ICT.
Programme
Download:
DF73-Programme_Digital transformation.pdf
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Time
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Title
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Speaker
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Affiliation
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| 8:45
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Registration, coffee & croissants
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| 9:00
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Welcome and introduction to the day
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René Itten
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Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW
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Digital transformation and environment
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[Chair: Roland Hischier]
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Empa
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| 9:15
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Digital sobriety and its implications on the environmental impacts of cloud computing
DF73-01_Ferreboeuf.pdf
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Hugues Ferreboeuf
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The Shift Project, Paris
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| 9:40
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Ecological risks and opportunities of digitalisation
DF73-02_Hilty.pdf
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Lorenz Hilty
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University of Zurich UZH
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| 10:05
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Digital media consumption and its environmental impact
DF73-03_Keller.pdf
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Regula Keller
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Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW
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| 10:30
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Discussion
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| 10:45
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Coffee break
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Resource use of digitalisation
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[Chair: René Itten]
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| 11:15
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Supply chain analysis of the ICT's global impacts and the importance of materials
DF73-04_Cabernard.pdf
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Livia Cabernard
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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH
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| 11:40
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Energy implications of the move from TV broadcast to streaming
DF73-05_Preist.pdf
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Chris Preist
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University of Bristol
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| 12:05
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LCA of bioleaching in indium recovery from LCD-waste
DF73-06_Falke.pdf
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Annemarie Falke
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TU Bergakademie Freiberg
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| 12:30
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Discussion
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| 12:45
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Lunch
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Short Presentations
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[Chair: Roland Hischier]
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| 13:45
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Data centre as driver for industrial carbon reduction
DF73-07_Mattsson.pdf
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Louise Mattsson
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RISE SICS North
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| 13:55
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Environmental assessment of cloud services in data centers – Methodological challenges
DF73-08_Liu.pdf
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Ran Liu
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Öko-Institut e.V.
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| 14:05
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Global Energy Footprint of IoT Semiconductors
DF73-09_Das.pdf
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Sujit Das
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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| 14:15
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Supply chain transparency for coffee – what are the synergies between blockchain and LCA
DF73-10_Itten.pdf
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René Itten
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Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW
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| 14:25
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Update of electronics in ecoinvent
DF73-11_Valsasina.pdf
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Lucia Valsasina
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ecoinvent
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| 14:35
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The LIFESAVING project – exploring environmental implications of service life extension of mobile devices
DF73-12_Blumer.pdf
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Yann Blumer
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Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW
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Multifunctionality and rebound
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[Chair: René Itten]
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| 14:45
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Indirect effects of digitalisation on the environment
DF73-13_Bieser.pdf
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Jan Bieser
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University of Zurich UZH
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| 15:05
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Learnings from Greenconcept – how to deal with mulitfunctionality and data availability
DF73-14_Lees-Perasso.pdf
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Etienne Lees-Perasso
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Bureau Veritas LCIE
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| 15:25
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Discussion
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| 15:35
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Coffee break
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Industry perspectives
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[Chair: Matthias Stucki]
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ZHAW
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| 16:00
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LCA methodology challenges and opportunities for ICT products
DF73-15_Andrae.pdf
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Anders Andrae
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Huawei Technologies
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| 16:20
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LCA of multifunctional devices, networks and digital services – an industry perspective
DF73-16_Malmodin.pdf
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Jens Malmodin
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Ericsson
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| 16:40
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Discussion
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Wrap-up, announcements and farewell
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| 16:50
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Wrap up and announcements
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Matthias Stucki
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Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW
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| 17:00
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Farewell
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