BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250509T135222EDT-53869btuzJ@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250509T175222Z DESCRIPTION:Date: March 9th\, 2023 | Time: 12:00 pm | Location: Macdonald E ngineering Building Rm: 267 | Free Event\n\n*This seminar will be accessib le via zoom- Link provided once registered\n\nPresented by: Dr. Sarah Jord aan \n\nLife cycle assessment (LCA) is a cradle-to-grave quantitative tool that examines the environmental burdens of products and processes from ma terials extraction through waste disposal. LCA is increasingly used in pol icy to reveal unintended consequences associated with decisions about ener gy products and their supply chains\, yet is often criticized for using un certain inputs. While LCAs of electricity generation are often perceived t o be well understood\, this presentation will illuminate gaps that overloo k the equivalent of a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year an d identify billion-tonne solutions that can be implemented to support clim ate goals. Novel methods that examine a variety of spatial scales can supp ort the development of essential mitigation opportunities from sites to th e world that are represented in current datasets. Leveraging uncertainty a nalyses and advanced spatiotemporal information\, research that improves a ccuracy and our understanding of uncertainty in LCA will provide insights into mitigation solutions and evolving trends in the field.\n\n\nProf. Sar ah Jordaan\n\nProf. Sarah Jordaan is an Associate Professor of Industrial Ecology / Life Cycle Assessment at the Department of Civil Engineering and Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design\, ɬÀï·¬ University. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on life cycle assessmen t\, techno-economic analysis\, and technology innovation. By improving geo spatial and temporal methods\, her research group—Energy Technology and Po licy Assessment (ETAPA)— develops solutions for a more sustainable energy future. Her collaborations have been published in Nature Climate Change\, Science\, Environmental Science & Technology\, and Renewable and Sustainab le Energy Reviews. She won the 2022 Educational Leadership Award from the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment\, where she has been a member si nce 2008. She is co-chairing a sub-group for the U.S. National Petroleum C ouncil on a task that aims to assess greenhouse gas emissions reduction pl ans and potential across the life cycle of natural gas production systems. She is also a member of a U.S. National Academies committee that is devel oping a report on markets and infrastructure for carbon capture\, utilizat ion\, and storage. Her doctorate in Environmental Design is from the Unive rsity of Calgary (2010)\, and her Bachelor of Science (Physics) was comple ted at Memorial University in 2003. Prior to ɬÀï·¬\, she held positions a t Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University\, the Electric Power Resea rch Institute\, Shell\, the University of Calgary\, and the Laboratory on International Law and Regulation at the UC\, San Diego.\n\nREGISTER: mcgil l.ca/x/3Vn\n DTSTART:20230309T170000Z DTEND:20230309T180000Z SUMMARY:TISEDTALK: EmPOWERing Global Change with Life Cycle Assessment: A S patiotemporal Approach URL:/tised/channels/event/tisedtalk-empowering-global- change-life-cycle-assessment-spatiotemporal-approach-346522 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR