Referent : Louis Lang Datum : 25.11.2013 Ort : TU Dresden Anlass : 61st short course on green economy

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CO2 an indicator for economic risks and
opportunities!
61ST SHORT COURSE ON GREEN ECONOMY
Dresden, 25th of November 2013

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Louis Lang
Consultant in climate change & sustainability
• Leading the sustainability consulting operations of Recarbon Deutschland GmbH .
• National Expert: ISO/TC 207/SC7 Greenhouse gas management and related activities.
• Development of a carbon footprint offsetting methodology for the European Parliament
• Advisory to the world’s biggest airfreight company for its integration in the European emissions
trading scheme (EUETS).
• Advisory to the Luxembourgish Government in sustainable development policies and carbon
• risk management.
• Ecological Assessment Methodology for the Moroccan Government
• Ecological Assessments and Consulting in different Smart City Projects (Smart City Cologne)
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The objectives of my presentation and this course
• Review of global challenges & dependence on fossil fuels
• Correlation between CO2 emissions and economic growth
• The French answer to the transition towards a low-carbon society
• The Bilan Carbone® methodology
• The adaptations made for the German market
• The relevance of this methodology for emerging countries
• Theory vs practice
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Climate change ?!
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5 Source: http://www.360report.org/de/artikel/globale-treibhausgase-nach-emissionsquellen.html
Source Sector

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25 out of 27 EU member states are net oil & gas importers
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Source: EUROSTAT

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WEO projects this situation to worsen by 2035
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Peak Oil
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Geopolitical challenges
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The relationship between economic activity and carbon dioxide emissions is
exceedingly close
10 Quelle: http://thebreakthrough.org/archive/carbon_dioxide_and_the_global

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CO2 // Carbon Footprint
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What is the carbon footprint of a business model?
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How dependent are business models on CO2 emissions (fossil fuels) ?
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A methodology to evaluate risks and opportunities related to CO2 emissions
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The 6 key steps of the methodology:
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1. Develop awareness of the greenhouse effect and dependency on fossil
fuels;
2. Define the scope of study;
3. Gather data;
4. Process and analyze the results;
5. Establish a plan of actions for reductions;
6. Implement the plan.

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Developped by the Association Bilan Carbone
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The ABC is a not-for-profit organization mobilizing stakeholders in the field of GHG
emission reduction.
It’s mission is to sensibilize stakeholders in regards to climate change and continuously
develop methodologies to cope with the related issues.
The members of the ABC are distributed into four committees:
 The “Consulting and Research” committee
 The “Public organizations and NGOs” committee
 The “Companies” committee
 The “Local Authorities” committee

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The development since 2001
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The methodology has initially
been developed by the
„ADEME“ the French Agency for
Environment and Energy in
2001.
Since 2011 it is in the hands of
ABC

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The main objectives and benefits of the methodology
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Detailed analyses on fossil fuel dependency
Scenario (currency, oil, gas,..)
Competitiveness
Risk Management
Innovation
Costs
Compliance
• A methodological framework for the
management of GHG
• Tools for the operational management
of GHG

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Over 7000 companies have implemented the methodology!
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4,400 Hotels in 92
countries

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Some information on standards
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GHG Protocol / ISO 14069 Bilan Carbone®
Steps of the
method
Definition of the scope of the study
Accounting of GHG emissions
Awareness of the climate and energy challenges
Definition of the scope of the study
Accounting of GHG emissions
Construction of the action plan
Implementation of the action plan
Soon: a standard and tools for a GHG emissions
Management System (GHG-MS)
GHG considered
Kyoto Protocol (CO2, CH4, N2O, SF6,
HFC, PFC)
Kyoto Protocol (CO2, CH4, N2O, SF6, HFC, PFC)
Other GHG: CFC, stratospheric H2O, …
Scopes
considered
Scope 1
Scope 2
Scope 3 (optional)
Scope 1
Scope 2
Scope 3
Tools associated
Version 7.1 of the accounting tool
Tool for economic analysis of the GHG
emissions
Quality
assurance
Few guidances in the standard 8 years of development and diffusion
7 000 persons trained
500 consulting companies
Quality policy by the ABC

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The extraction possibilities of the tool
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5.000
10.000
15.000
20.000
25.000
30.000
Verschiedene Extraktionen, in t CO2e
End of life
Benutzung
Sachanlagen
Direkte Abfälle
Personentransport
Gütertransport
Zukünftige
Verpackungen
Betriebsmittel
Außer Energie 2
Außer Energie 1
Energie 2
Energie 1

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Thank you for your attention !
Louis Lang
Email: lang@recarbon.com
LinkdIn : http://www.linkedin.com/in/louislang/en
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