First Seminar of Life Cycle Assessment in Mexico

First Seminar of
Life Cycle Assessment in Mexico
REPORT
Dr. Leonor Patricia Güereca Hernández
August, 2013
CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVES
FIRST SEMINAR OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT POSTER EXHIBITION
INTERNACIONAL
LATINAMERICA
EVALUATION
ANNEXS
WORKSHOP:
LIFE
CYCLE
ASSESSMENT
DATABASES
IN
INTRODUCTION
In the last years, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has become a development and research tool for
diverse governmental and not governmental organizations. This is what the United Nations for
Environment Programme (UNEP) has showed with the development of the Life Cycle Initiative
(LCInitiative) with the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) in order to help
practicioners around the world to use efficiently this tool.
OBJECTIVES
With the goal to contribute to promote the life cycle thinking, The Mexican Life Cycle Network with
the support from UNEP, LCInitiative, The Engineering Institute of the Universidad Autónoma de
México (UNAM), the Environment and Natural Resources Office (SEMARNAT), The Iberoamerican
Life Cycle Network and the Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Design Center (CADIS) organized
the frist seminar of LCA in Mexico and the International Workshop: Life Cycle assessment
databases in Latinamerica.
FIRST SEMINAR OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
In the seminar and the workshop, national and international topics were discussed, showing that
the use and implementation of LCA is everyday more relevant as a methodological tool for decisionmaking in production and consumption.
The presentations on the LCA seminar were made during August,15 between 09:00 and 14:00 hrs.,
at the beginning of the session, research projects in LCA were presented in posters (26 projects), at
10:00 hrs the seminar was inaugurated by Ing. Silvia Triviño, General Industry Director from
SEMARNAT, who commented on the new guidelines for Mexican industry regarding LCA application
through improvement processes and sustainable practices. Minister Dolores Barrientos Alemán,
representing of the UNEP office in Mexico, explained the evolution of the UNEP/SETAC LCInitiative
and encouraged on the use of LCA to support the decision-making process.
The agenda seeks to take the life cycle concept to practice and to improve the supporting tools
with better information and indicators, organizing and enabling expert groups to generate
databases and systems.
1. Life Cycle Management (LCM) program seeks to improve the capability of decision-makers
through the development of informative materials, the creation of discussion spaces yo
share good practices and the organization of trainings around the world.
2. The Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) program improves the quality and international
aplicability of life cycle indicators through the discussion and colaboration between experts.
3. The Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) program improves the access to visible and high quality life
cycle data.
The seminar also had panels about the different applications of LCA, LCA in construction projects
were presented; between the speakers, Nydia Suppen (General Coordinator of CADIS) presented
the speech entitled “LCA and construction in Mexico”, it showed the current development of LCA in
the construction industry and how it is related to the procedures of validation and certification of
sustainable buildings. Also was in the panel the professor Jorge Aguillón Robles, who is the
representative from de Academical Group for Sustainable Habitat of the Universidad Autónoma de
San Luis de Potosí; he presented the speech ”LCA of construction materials and Carbon
Footprinting in San Luis de Potosí”; at last, Dr. Teresa Arguello Méndez of the Architecture Faculty
of the Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas presented the speech entitled “Estimation of the
Greenhouse gases emissions in the construction of social multifamiliar buildings.
The second panel was “LCA in waste management”, at this panel internationally relevant projects
were presented, they show the applicability of LCA in the decision-making process, this time, Dr.
Adalberto Noyola Robles, Director of the Engineering Institute at UNAM presented “LCA at UNAM
and its applicability in the water waste management. Dr. Arturo Gavilán García, Research Director
on Chemical substances and ecotoxicology risks at the National Institute of Ecology and Climate
Change (INECC) presented “INECC experience in LCA: Case Studie of computers and PET bottles”
and Mr. Enrique de Hoyos, researcher for CEMEX presented the speech “The co-processing and
LCA: Use of alternative fuels in cement industry”.
The third panel was titled “LCA in the energy sector”, the speechers presented the applications of
lCA in projects which required decisión–making from the economic perspective and cost-benefit
assessment. In this topic participated Dr. Miguel A. Morales Mora, Sub manager of Environmental
Protection from PEMEX-Petroquímica with his presentation “LCA in PEMEX-Pertroquímica: Case
Studies”; Dr. Gustavo Sosa, Researcher from the Oil Mexican Institute with his speech “Use of LCA
increase in the Mexican Oil Industry” and Mr. Jorge Carlos Carpio Aguilar, Technical Engineer for
service at the company “Smurfit Cartón y Papel de México S.A. de C.V.” with his presentation “ LCA
and its use in the fabrication of CARTÓN CORRUGADO. Experience in Smurfit Kappa”.
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT POSTER EXHIBITION
In parallel with the first seminar on LCA, the first exhibition of LCA posters in LCA took
place. There were presented twenty six (26) from academia and companies.
INTERNACIONAL
LATINAMERICA
WORKSHOP:
LIFE
CYCLE
ASSESSMENT
DATABASES
IN
The International Workshop was held on Auguts, 15 and 16. On Thursday, the first activity began
at 16:00 hrs with the welcome by Minister Dolores Barrientos, representative of the UNEP office in
Mexico and Nydia Suppen, who presented the Global Guidance for Life Cycle Databases
(UNEP/SETAC LCInitiative).
The workshop continued during the second day with the presentations from Denise Kronemberger,
project manager of the Coordination of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (CREN) from
the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE); Claudia César Retamal Rodríguez,
member of the Environmental Statistics Unit at The National Statistics Institution of Chile (INE); and
Ana Sabogal, former General Director of Environmental Information at the Environmental Ministry
of Peru (MINAM). They commented the state of art regarding lifecycle databases in Latinamerica
and the next steps for the application of LCA tools.
The Mexican representative was César Cabrera Cedillo, chief from the department of consolidation
of environmental accounts at the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), he
presented the project “Water Accounts, Material Flow and Atmospheric Emissions in Mexico”,
showing the advances in database related topics.
In the last part of the event, a seminar in Input Output (IOA) was held; the speakers were Dr.
Sangwon Suh and Dr. Carlos López; they showed the application of the LCA and the handling of
statistics input-product.
The topics presented by the speakers were:
Input/Output introduction
Previous Knowledge on IOA
Iconic Model of IOA
Price and quantity
Basic Statistics for IOA
IOA environmentaly extended
Method
Data
Examples
Life Cycle Assessment
What it is and how to calculate?
Brief introduction to Life Cycle Impact Assessment.
Similarities and Differences with IOA
Laboratory
Excel based examples
How to compile relevant data for Latinamerica?
Identification of data requirement and data sources
Quality of the information and data shortage
Transformation and balance
Brainstorming about strategies
EVALUATION
The answers to the questions are:
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
ANNEX I
Program
PROGRAMA PRIMER SEMINARIO DE ANÁLISIS DE CICLO DE VIDA EN MÉXICO - jueves
15 de agosto del 2013
HORARIO
ACTIVIDAD
PONENTE
8.00 – 9:00
Registro
9:00 - 10:00
Exposición de proyectos
10:00 - 10:15
Bienvenida
Ing. Cuauhtémoc Ochoa Fernández
Subsecretario de Fomento y Normatividad Ambiental
SEMARNAT.
Mtra. Dolores Barrientos Alemán
Representante de la Oficina del Programa de Naciones Unidas para el
Medio Ambiente en México.
10:15 - 10:50
Análisis de Ciclo de Vida en la
Producción y Consumo Sustentable
Ing. Sylvia Treviño Medina
Directora General de Industria
SEMARNAT
10.50 - 11.10
Estado actual del Análisis de Ciclo de
Vida en México
11:10 - 11:30
Dra. Patricia Güereca
Presidenta de la Red Mexicana de Análisis de Ciclo de Vida
Investigadora Instituto de Ingeniería UNAM
Coffee Break y exposición de proyectos
11:30 - 12:10 PANEL DE ACV EN CONSTRUCCION
11:30 - 11:40
El ACV y la construcción en México
11:40 – 11:50
Análisis de Ciclo de Vida de
materiales de construcción y Huella
de Carbono en San Luis Potosí
Dra. Nydia Suppen.
Directora General
Centro de Análisis de Ciclo de Vida y Diseño Sustentable CADIS
Maestro Jorge Aguillón Robles
Cuerpo Académico Hábitat Sustentable
Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí
11:50 – 12:00
Estimación de las emisiones de Gases
de Efecto Invernadero atribuibles a la
construcción de viviendas
multifamiliares de interés social
Dra. Teresa Argüello Méndez
Dr. Moisés Nazar Beutelspacher
Facultad de Arquitectura
Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas
12:00 – 12:10
12:10-12.20
Sesión de preguntas y respuestas
12:10 - 12:50 PANEL DE ACV EN RESIDUOS
El Análisis de Ciclo de Vida en la
Dr. Adalberto Noyola Robles
UNAM y su aplicación al tratamiento
Director del Instituto de Ingeniería
de aguas residuales
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
12:20-12.30
Experiencia del INECC en el uso de
ACV: Caso de estudio Computadoras
y envases PET
Dr. Arturo Gavilán García
Director de Investigación sobre Sustancias Químicas y Riesgos
Ecotoxicológicos Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático.
INECC
12:30-12.40
El Co-procesamiento y el ACV: Uso de
combustibles alternos en la Industria
Cementera
Ing. Eduardo González Alba
Director de Combustibles alternos y Sustentabilidad
CEMEX
12:50-13:00
Sesión de preguntas y respuestas
13:00 - 13:40 PANEL DE ACV EN SECTOR ENERGÉTICO
13:00-13.10
El ACV en PEMEX-Petroquímica:
Estudios de casos.
Dr. Miguel A. Morales Mora
Subgerente de Protección Ambiental
PEMEX-Petroquímica
13:10-13.20
Impulso del ACV en la Industria del
petróleo en México
Dr. Gustavo Sosa Iglesias
Investigador
Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo
13:20-13.30
El Análisis de Ciclo de Vida y su uso en
la fabricación del cartón corrugado.
Experiencia en Smurfit Kappa
M. en C. Jorge Carlos Carpio Aguilar
Ingeniero Técnico y de Servicio.
Smurfit Cartón y Papel de México S.A. de C.V.
13:30-13.40
13:40-14:00
Sesión de preguntas y respuestas
Dra. Patricia Güereca
Presidenta de la Red Mexicana de Análisis de Ciclo de Vida
Investigadora Instituto de Ingeniería UNAM
Conclusiones
PROGRAMA TALLER INTERNACIONAL LOS DATOS DE CICLO DE VIDA EN AMÉRICA
LATINA - 15 Y 16 de agosto del 2013
HORARIO
ACTIVIDAD
PONENTE
Jueves 15 de agosto del 2013
16:00 - 16:10
16:10 – 16:30
16:30 – 18:00
08:30 – 08:45
08:45 – 09:00
09:00 – 09:15
09:15 – 09:30
Bienvenida
Mtra. Dolores Barrientos Alemán
Representante de la Oficina del Programa de Naciones Unidas
para el Medio Ambiente en México.
Presentación del proyecto ENRTP
Dra. Nydia Suppen
Directora General
Centro de Análisis de Ciclo de Vida y Diseño Sustentable CADIS
Presentación del UNEP/SETAC Global
Dra. Nydia Suppen
Guidance Principles for LCA Databases
Directora General
Centro de Análisis de Ciclo de Vida y Diseño Sustentable CADIS
Viernes 16 de agosto del 2013
Estadísticas ambientales y datos de ACV en
Denise Kronemberger
Brasil
IBGE - Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
CREN - Coordenação de Recursos Naturais e Estudos Ambientais
Gerência de Estudos Ambientais
Gerente de Projetos
Estadísticas ambientales y datos de ACV en
Claudio César Retamal Rodríguez
Chile
Unidad de Estadísticas de Medioambiente
Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile
Estadísticas ambientales y datos de ACV en
Ana Bozena Sabogal Dunin Borkowski
Perú
Directora General de Información Ambiental
Ministerio del Ambiente, Perú
Cuentas de agua, flujos de materiales y
Lic. César Cabrera Cedillo
emisiones atmosféricas en México
Jefe del Departamento de Consolidación de Cuentas Ambientales
Instituto Nacional de Estadístia y Geografía
09:30 – 10:00
10:00 – 14:00
Coffee Break
1. Introducción al Input-Output
Breve historia
El modelo icónico de IOA
Precio y cantidad
Estadísticas básicas para IOA
Dr. Sangwon Suh
Dr. Carlos A. López
2. IOA ambientalmente extendido
Método
Datos
Ejemplos de aplicaciones
3. Análisis de Ciclo de Vida
¿Qué es y cómo se calcula?
Breve introducción a la
evaluación de impactos de ciclo
de vida
Similitudes y diferencias con IOA
14:00 – 16:00
16:00 – 17:30
Comida
4. Ejercicio
Ejemplos basados en excel y
cálculos
5. ¿cómo compilar datos relevantes para
América Latina?
Identificación de requerimientos
de datos y fuentes de datos
Calidad de los datos y carencias
Transformación y balance
Lluvia de ideas sobre estrategias
17:30 – 18:00
Dr. Sangwon Suh
Dr. Carlos A. López
Conclusiones generales