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- eMaPriCe - Estudo de Matérias-Primas Críticas e estratégicas e economia circular em PortugalPublication . Simoes, Sofia; Sousa Rocha, Cristina; Alexandre, Jorge; Catarino, Justina; Ferreira, Cristina; Oliveira, Paula; Amorim, Filipa; Niza, Samuel; Nogueira, CarlosRESUMO: O eMaPriCe tem por objetivo identificar oportunidades de implementação de estratégias de Economia Circular (EC), a fim de evitar que as Matérias-Primas Críticas (MPC) se transformem em resíduos, bem como opções da substituição destas por matérias-primas não críticas. Este estudo pretende também apresentar estratégias de recuperação das MPC presentes nos resíduos, dando assim resposta à Diretiva-Quadro Resíduos. O estudo focou-se nas 30 MPC na lista Europeia, bem como a cortiça natural, uma matéria-prima estratégica para Portugal, visto ser o seu maior produtor mundial. Estas 31 matérias-primas são designadas como MPC+. Foi feito uma identificação das aplicações na economia Portuguesa das MPC+ para os setores Têxteis e calçado; Cerâmica; Cortiça; Exploração mineira; Químicos e fertilizantes; Equipamentos elétricos e eletrónicos (EEE); Energias renováveis e Automóvel. Todas as MPC na lista europeia são utilizadas em Portugal para os setores considerados. O setor com maior diversidade na utilização de MPC+ é o setor dos EEE (26 MPC+), seguindo-se os setores químico e automóvel (24 MPC+ cada), e os têxteis (21 MPC+). As energias renováveis e cerâmica utilizam 14 e 13 MPC+, respetivamente, enquanto o calçado utiliza 11 MPC+. Por fim, tanto o setor da cortiça como da exploração mineira recorrem a apenas 2 MPC+ cada.
- Development of the operational model and methodology of collecting data, updating, and sharing methodologies to specific groups of stakeholdersPublication . Kochanska, Ewa; Adamkiewicz, Iwona; Wozniak, Katarzyna; Przygodzki, Zbigniew; Trippner-Hrabi, Justyna; Feltynowski, Marcin; Szafranska, Ewa; Jeziorska-Biel, Pamela; Nalej, Marta; Jażdżewska, Iwona; Adamus, Jagoda; Chadzyński, Jacek; Podgórski, Marcin; Bielinski, Dariusz; Siciński, Mariusz; Gozdek, Tomasz; Wręczycki, Jakub; Okraska, Michal; Benedetti, Vittoria; Menin, Lorenzo; Patuzzi, Francesco; Baratieri, Marco; Peppas, Antonis; Politi, Chrysa; Skendera, Doris; Lenssen, Jip; Turati, Daniele; Ravaglia, Pieter; Imiela, Mateusz; Eusebio, Ana; Reis, Alberto; Sousa Rocha, Cristina; Camocho, David; Alexandre, Jorge; Quental, Lídia; Moura, Patrícia; Patinha, Pedro; Lukasik, Rafal M.; Wozniak, Patrycja; Tyczkowski, Adam; Bergamin, Sara; Waszak, Lukasz; Laskowska, Agnieszka; Mirys, Magdalena; Pakowska, Anna; Kałucka, Diana; Straszyńska-Pięta, Katarzyna; Rocha, Monike; Pascale, Carmine; Meletis, Konstantinos; Kehri, Roula; Gazis, Nikos; Stamatakis, Andreas; Bos, Sander; Fonseca, Graca; Cabral, Alexandra; Wojdal, LailaABSTRACT: The overall objective of the FRONTSH1P project is to ensure the green and just transition of the Polish Lodzkie Region towards decarbonization and territorial regeneration through demonstration at TRL7 of four Circular Systemic Solutions (CSS), interconnected one each other and facing the identified regional challenges/opportunities. FRONTSH1P systemic approach will be enabled by a circular governance model that connects environmental policies with social justice through just transition ensuring environmental sustainability, jobs and social inclusion. The flexibility and modularity of the four CSSs guarantee a high replicability and scalability to other territories across Europe and beyond and this will be demonstrated with the involvement of four additional Regions across EU. This report – Deliverable 2.2 (D2.2) is the result of the work carried out under the Work Package 2 - Regional Systemic Circular Economic Approach, Task 2.2. - Regional Circularity Booster Toolkit. D2.2 meets the FRONTSH1P key enabler and requirement, presents the initial approach of the digital platform creation and methodology for data collection and sharing scheme elaboration. The EU General Data Protection Regulation and open data compliant frameworks have been addressed in D2.2 too.
- Product-Service development for circular economy and sustainability coursePublication . Sousa Rocha, Cristina; Camocho, David; Sampaio, João; Alexandre, JorgeABSTRACT: This book is an output of the ERASMUS+ KATCH_e project. KATCH_e stands for “Knowledge Alliance on Product-Service Development towards Circular Economy and Sustainability in Higher Education”. This was a 3-year project (2017-2019), aiming to address the challenge of reinforcing skills and competences in Higher Education and within the business community, in the field of product-service development for the circular economy and sustainability, with a particular focus on the construction and furniture sectors.
- EMAPRICE: Estudo de matérias-primas críticas e economia circular em Portugal: resultados preliminares com enfoque no setor da cerâmicaPublication . Sousa Rocha, Cristina; Alexandre, JorgeRESUMO: A Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA), com o apoio do Fundo Ambiental, convidou o LNEG a desenvolver um estudo sobre matérias-primas críticas (MPC) e economia circular (EC) em Portugal (eMaPriCe, 2021-2022), o qual se encontra em desenvolvimento ao abrigo de um contrato de cooperação entre as três entidades.
- Life cycle in practice: capacity building aiming European SME’sPublication . Pasquet, V.; Roy, A.; Adibi, N.; Coppee, S.; Echard, P.; Sousa Rocha, Cristina; Martins, Paulo; Alexandre, Jorge; Atin, E.The application of life cycle approaches – including life cycle assessment, ecodesign and environmental labelling – is becoming an increasing reality for business, and a growing challenge in many economic sectors. Businesses are facing increasing legal and market requirements to enhance resource efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of their products & services. To significantly address this challenge, the Life Cycle in Practice (LCiP) project was conceived, aiming to promote the uptake of LC approaches particularly in SMEs. The LCiP project helps SMEs in France, Belgium, Portugal and Spain reduce the environmental impacts of their products and services across the entire Life Cycle in three sectors: Buildings & Construction, Waste Management and Energy Equipment. LCiP’s specific objectives are to foster the widespread uptake of these approaches by SMEs beyond the duration of the project, by (i) Demonstrating the environmental and business benefits of applying LC Approaches through practical application in 32 businesses; (ii) Providing physical and online resource centres to support regional application of LC approaches; (iii) Building capacity for on-going implementation of LC approaches through a network of Life Cycle Champions and (iv) (Re)designing practical tools & methods tailored to the needs of the three industrial sectors. This paper presents the project's activities and expected results, as well as the conclusions of a maturity assessment on life cycle approaches that has been performed in the three sectors and four partner regions, as a means to identify needs and gaps that LCiP should fulfil.
- Pressure cooker under pressure: implementation of life cycle strategies and tools in a medium sized industry in PortugalPublication . Sousa Rocha, Cristina; Alexandre, Jorge; Camocho, David; Martins, PauloThis paper concerns the application of a set of life cycle oriented strategies and tools to a pressure cooker manufactured by a medium size company located in Portugal and targeting the international market. The life cycle assessment (LCA) indicated the major environmental problems of this product, which together with the company strategy of appealing the consumer through a 100% recyclable and more ergonomic product, provided the direction for the product and market development. Besides the LCA, an ecodesign project was carried out for a reference pressure cooker and through the use of several tools, including ecodesign checklists co-developed by LNEG in a previous project, a number of improvement options was generated, leading to the reduction and substitution of raw materials consumption, improved recyclability, better ergonomic features, more eco-friendly packaging and improved user interaction. A simplified environmental product declaration for the reference product was elaborated, in the framework of the EU Stepwise EPD project, and its marketing asset was evaluated through different communication methods, including phone meetings, website feedback, mailing lists and direct communication with customers in business fairs. This paper presents the results of this project and the characteristics of the improved product, and reflects upon the use of different life cycle-related strategies and tools in an integrated way; thus, this case study contributes to the understanding of the pros and cons of implementing life cycle strategies and tools in businesses.
- Panorama das estratégias de circularidade na energia eólica e solar fotovoltaica em PortugalPublication . Simões, Teresa; Sousa Rocha, Cristina; Jordao, Cristine; Camocho, David; Alexandre, JorgeRESMO: Na versão revista em junho de 2023 do Plano Nacional de Energia e Clima, as perspectivas de evolução da capacidade instalada para a produção de electricidade através das tecnologias eólica e solar fotovoltaica no horizonte 2030 são as seguintes: Eólica: 124 GW (dos quais 104 GW onshore e 2 GW offshore); Solar Fotovoltaica (PV): 204 GW (dos quais, 142 GW serão centralizados e 55 GW descentralizados. Estes valores correpondem a um cenário associado a um aumento muito significativo na procura de energia resultante de diversos projetos insdustriais verdes, e outros, previstos serem iplementados em Portugal na presente década.