IEA 4E Workshop - Addressing product lifetime, repairability, and resource efficiency: what can we learn from current trends in European product policy
Organizer
This workshop is hosted by the IEA Energy Efficient End-Use Equipment (4E) as part of the Product Energy Efficiency Trends - PEET.
Content Description
The workshop will feature a presentation by Dr. Carl Dalhammar, who is associate professor at IIIEE, Lund University. His research interests include law and innovation, government-industry interactions, technology transfer, and product-oriented environmental policy.
His research projects have analyzed a number of product oriented environmental policies, including laws such as the Ecodesign Directive, "right to repair" policies, eco-labels, and government procurement.
Dalhammar currently teaches environmental law and politics in several master programs and is a member of the Council for Research Issues at the Swedish Competition Authority and a board member at the Swedish national innovation program Re:Source.
Program
(Central European Summer Time - CEST)
- 12:00 Welcome - Aims of the Workshop
Mr. Peter Bennich, Swedish Energy Agency (Moderator) - 12:10 Why is the EU concerned with product lifetimes, repairability, and resource efficiency?
Examples of how these issues have been/will be addressed in the EU. What has ben learnt by the EU?
Lecture by Dr. Carl Dalhammar, International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics - 12:40 Questions and Answers
- 13:00 Discussion: What can be done in countries with more restricted legislation?
- 13:20 Conclusions & Closure
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Target Audience
This workshop is open to all interested parties, but especially those interested in/working on product policy and circular economy.
Participant Information
- Online registration is mandatory.
- Find further information in the Download File.
Contact Address
ECODESIGN company GmbH
Dr. Adriana Díaz
Schwindgasse 4/2
A-1040 Wien
Tel.: +43 (1) 403 561 133
Fax: +43 (1) 403 561 116
E-mail: diaz@ecodesign-company.com