1. Assessment Tools for SCP – A Guideline for Civil Society Organisations Presented by: Annika Varnäs Stockholm Environment Institute, SEI Action Town - Research and Action for SCP (CSOContribution2SCP)

4. Material Flow Analysis Economy-wide Material Flow Analysis Material System Analysis Input-Output Analysis Life Cycle Inventories Substance Flow Analysis Partition of the human system (branches, products) detail Specification of the flows (materials, substances) After Femia & Moll, 2005

6. Mode of operation Different phases in an LCA study Goal and scope Formulate goal and scope, decide object of study, establish system boundaries Impact assessment Life cycle inventory Evaluate contribution to impact categories – e.g. global warming, acidification etc. Interpretation Draw conclusions – what can be learned from the LCA? Collect all data needed for the study

7. Strengths and Weaknesses Strengths Weaknesses All stages of the life cycle included. Data specific to the product is studied. Provides a detailed analysis. Easy to communicate. Easy to compare different products, services etc. Time consuming Generic data may be needed, because of difficulties of achieving the necessary data. Transparency difficulties.

8. A.C.T.I.O.N. areas Assess the environmental impact of products and services, compare impacts of different products Campaign for more sustainable products using LCA Take part in the development of more eco-friendly products and services Involve – partner with government for better standards, researchers and business for improved products and production methods Orient towards eco-friendly purchases Network with retailers, other NGOs, producers, consumer organisations

9. LCA Case study A description of the situation: After transports, food consumption is the activity by the citizens of Stockholm that leads to most emissions of greenhouse gases. The tomato is, together with the carrot, the vegetable that Swedish consumers eat most. What inefficiencies there were: While the carrot is well suited for the Swedish climate, tomatoes are grown in greenhouses, or transported long distances, both of which lead to large emissions of greenhouse gases.

10. LCA Case study What the CSO did: The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation used results from and LCA study comparing tomatoes grown in different areas and presented it to the media and the public. The results from the study show that tomatoes grown in Spain and transported to Sweden emit less greenhouse gases than Swedish tomatoes grown in greenhouses. The results: The campaign made many Swedish tomato producers change to bio-fuels for heating their greenhouses.

11. EIOA application: Ecological Footprint

13. Ecological Footprint cases Ecological Budget UK Ecological Budget UK has been developed to quantify the entire global environmental impacts of consumption in the UK. It provides data to facilitate the development of policies. Living Planet Report The Living Planet Report, published by the WWF, describes the changing state of the global biodiversity and the pressure on the biosphere, due to human activities.

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