What is the role of the Ecodesign Directive in reaching climate and resource efficiency objectives in Europe?

Time and date: 24–25 January 2018
Venue: Thon Hotel EU, Rue de la Loi 75, Brussels, Belgium

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Evaluations show that the Ecodesign Directive is one of the best performing European policies for achieving energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gases. However, there are indications that we could set more stringent energy efficiency standards for appliances than is currently done, and update standards more regularly, and this will probably be necessary to reach climate targets.

The Ecodesign Directive is also considered to be a key instrument in European efforts for improved resource efficiency, as Ecodesign standards can influence a number of product properties such as product durability, reparability and recyclability. There is however uncertainty on how to best proceed with these developments, and there may in some cases be a need to consider short and long term trade-offs between different environmental impacts and different phases in the product life cycle.

The speakers and discussions cover new and innovative developments in research and market monitoring. Follow the discussions on how the European Union could continue to develop standards under the Ecodesign Directive.

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Moderators

Nils Borg
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Carl Dalhammar
Lund University

Carl Dalhammar, Lund University: Introduction
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Peter Bennich
Swedish Energy Agency

Welcome and Introduction
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Hans-Paul Siderius
Netherlands Enterprise Agency

The ecodesign directive and energy efficiency: achievements, concerns and the need to find alternatives to the least life cycle cost standard

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Chris Spiliotopoulos
ECOS

Testing standards and monitoring: challenges and opportunities

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Peter Bennich
Swedish Energy Agency

Market data: how to monitor in real time

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Arlan Brucal
Grantham Research Institute

Do energy efficiency standards hurt consumers? evidence from household appliance sales

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Jonas Sonnenschein
Lund University

When prices don’t steer: mimicking ambitious carbon pricing with energy performance standards

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Daniel Hinchliffe
GIZ

Assessing the review process of eu ecodesign regulations

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Carl Dalhammar
Lund University

How can the ecodesign directive contribute to circular economy objectives?

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Joost Duflou
KU Leuven

Towards self-disassembling products

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Karsten Schiscke
Fraunhofer IZM

Product design features of mobile devices for extended product life – modularity as an approach for better reparability, upgradeability and customization

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Jessika Luth Richter
Lund University

Durability versus technology development: examining lcc/lca trade-offs in the case of leds

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Kathleen Jacobs
Alanus University

The influence of product lifetime labelling on purchasing electrical appliances among German consumers

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