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Petrochemicals and Climate Change: Tracing Globally Growing Emissions and Key Blind Spots in a Fossil-Based Industry - Report launch

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This webinar presents the key findings from the new report "Petrochemicals and Climate Change: Tracing Globally Growing Emissions and Key Blind Spots in a Fossil-Based Industry" co-authored by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Lund University and ETH Zurich. The findings and implications of the report will be the topic of a discussion with a panel of researchers and experts.

With the risk of climate breakdown becoming ever more pressing as the world is on track for 2.7 degrees warming, pressure is increasing on all sectors of the economy to break with fossil fuel dependence and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In this context, the chemical industry and the production of important basic chemicals is a key sector to consider. Although historically a driver of economic development, the sector is highly dependent on fossil resources for use as both feedstock and fuel in the production of as well organic as inorganic chemicals.

The report shows how efficiency improvements continues to be the main focus for reducing the climate impact of petrochemicals, but that this is a completely inadequate approach for achieving the emissions reductions necessary in the coming decades. Breakthrough technologies are unlikely to be deployed at a rate consistent with international climate targets, and there is a great risk in relying on the promises of technologies which are yet to be proven at scale. The large knowledge gaps that remain are key barriers for effective governance of the transition.

Moderator: Fredric Bauer (Lund University)
Presenters: Christopher Oberschelp (ETH Zurich), Joachim Peter Tilsted (Lund University)
Panelists: Olle Olsson (Stockholm Environment Institute), Jonathan Cullen (University of Cambridge), Camilla Oliveira (Agora Energiewende)

Download the full report here: https://portal.research.lu.se/en/publications/petrochemicals-and-climate-change-tracing-globally-growing-emissi

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May 24, 2022 03:00 PM in Stockholm

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: May 24, 2022 03:00 PM Stockholm Topic: Petrochemicals and Climate Change: Tracing Globally Growing Emissions and Key Blind Spots in a Fossil-Based Industry - Report launch Register in advance for this webinar: https://lu-se.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fmOnhfz_Tgy8SPuPFzEM_w Or an H.323/SIP room system: H.323: 109.105.112.236 or 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 668 8825 7862 SIP: 66888257862@109.105.112.236 or 66888257862@109.105.112.235 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Fredric Bauer (Associate senior lecturer @Lund University) Fredric Bauer holds a PhD from Lund University, Sweden, where he is a researcher at the division on Environmental and Energy Systems Studies. His research is focused on low-carbon innovation and development in energy and emissions intensive industries. He has conducted extensive research on the plastics, chemicals, and pulp and paper industries, published in international journals. He is also a contributing author to the IPCC Working Group III AR6 chapter on industry. Olle Olsson (Senior Research Fellow @Stockholm Environment Institute) Olle Olsson is a Senior Research Fellow at SEI Headquarters and has more than 10 years of experience analysing policies and markets pertaining to energy and climate issues, with a particular focus on markets for wood-based bioenergy. Olle has led several projects within SEI’s Industrial Transitions workstream wherein SEI collaborates with industrial actors in developing scenarios and long-term sustainability strategies. Olle has a PhD in Forest Resource Management from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and an MSc in Sociotechnical Systems Engineering from Uppsala University. Jonathan Cullen (Associate Professor @University of Cambridge) Dr Jonathan Cullen is a University Lecturer in Energy, Transport and Urban Infrastructure, at the University of Cambridge. He leads the Resource Efficiency Collective and has a reputation for top-down studies of resource systems, bringing skills in developing new metrics to reflect both energy and material consequences of materials production. Jonathan studied Petrochemical and Process Engineering in New Zealand and worked as process engineer in the chemical sector for 10 years, before moving to Cambridge, UK . He is a Lead Author for the IPCC AR6 Industry Chapter, an Expert Adviser to the IEA Technology Roadmaps, and co-authored the book Sustainable Materials: With Both Eyes Open. Camilla Oliveira (Project manager industry @Agora Energiewende) Camilla Oliveira is a Project Manager Industry at Agora Energiewende. She works with topics related to the decarbonization of industrial sectors in Europe and Brazil. Currently, she focuses on the project Climate Positive Chemistry which develops strategies to reduce the chemical sector’s process emissions, increase chemical value creation, and create solutions that have a positive impact on the climate. Camilla is a graduated chemical engineer and holds a PhD in energy planning with a focus on the role of bio-based chemicals in the Brazilian energy transition. Joachim Peter Tilsted (PhD candidate @Lund University) Joachim Peter Tilsted is based at the division for Environmental and Energy System Studies at Lund University. His work explores policy and governance related aspects of a green transition in the petrochemical industry. In other research, he has engaged with the debate on green growth and the concept of science-based targets. He holds a degree in environmental economics from University of Copenhagen and has previously worked as an economist in the Danish Parliament and at the Danish Emission Trading Registry. Christopher Oberschelp (Postdoc @ETH Zurich) Christopher Oberschelp is a postdoc at ETH Zurich in the Ecological Systems Design group, who is by training a chemical engineer and an economist. His work focuses on high-resolution life cycle assessment of global industrial processes including chemical production. This includes several projects such as on the feedstock transition of chemicals production, on novel membrane separation processes, on industrial waste water treatment or the development of biorefinery concepts. Christopher has furthermore been involved in the technical review of the ecoinvent life cycle inventory database for several years. His past experience also includes the work in the chemical industry, where he has developed tools for the design of chemical processes.

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