Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Industrial Ecology in Action: The History and State-of-the-Art
Discussion Leader: Stefanie Hellweg (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm
Gang Liu (Peking University, China)
"The Practice-Oriented Nature of Industrial Ecology: A Historical Perspective"
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:10 pm
Sangwon Suh (Watershed Technology Inc, United States)
"The Role of Industrial Ecology in Empowering Corporates for Global Low-Carbon Transition"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Understanding Resource Flows for Policymaking
Discussion Leader: Anthony Shun Fung Chiu (De La Salle University, Philippines)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Chika Aoki-Suzuki (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan)
"Industrial Ecology Contribution to Japan's Sound Material Cycle Society and Circular Economy Transition"
9:40 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:10 am
Edgar Hertwich (Norwegische Technisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Universität, Norway)
"European Climate Policy: Substantial, Belated Progress Toward Net-Zero and the Role of Scientific Insights and Advice in the Balancing of Political Objectives and Interests"
11:10 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:05 pm
Paul Ekins (University College London, United Kingdom)
"Policies for Sustainable Resource Management"
12:05 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Group Photo / Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Shelie Miller (University of Michigan, United States)
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Industrial Ecology
Discussion Leader: Franco Donati (Leiden University, Institute of Environmental Sciences CML, The Netherlands)
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:40 pm
Qingshi Tu (University of British Columbia, Canada)
"Addressing Grand Challenges in Life Cycle Assessment Through AI"
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm
Discussion
7:05 pm - 7:35 pm
Sybil Derrible (University of Illinois Chicago, United States)
"From Correlation to Causation: How Causal Discovery Could Transform How We Study Energy and Resource Consumption"
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Industrial Ecology in Circular Economy Actions
Discussion Leader: Lynette Cheah (University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
John W. Sutherland (Purdue University , United States)
"Industrial Ecology and Product Circularity"
9:40 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:10 am
Jonathan Cullen (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
"Measuring Decarbonisation and Circularity"
11:10 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:05 pm
Bart Hoof (Universidad de los Andes, School of Management, Colombia)
"Decision Making for Industrial Ecology Implementation"
12:05 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Industrial Ecology to Enable Systematic Social Changes
Discussion Leader: Shoshanna Saxe (University of Toronto, Canada)
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:40 pm
Marta Baltruszewicz (Asplan Viak, Norway)
"Enablers and Disablers to Systematic Social Changes: Experiences from Research and Practice"
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm
Discussion
7:05 pm - 7:35 pm
Tamar Makov (Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)
"Expected vs. Realized Environmental Benefits of ‘Green’ Behavior and Consumption Shifts"
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Environmental Footprinting for Corporate ESG Decision-Making
Discussion Leader: Shweta Singh (Purdue University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Bharathan Balaji (Amazon, United States)
"Minimizing the Overhead of Impact Assessment and Validation"
9:40 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:10 am
Pankaj Bhatia (World Resources Institute , United States)
"What to Expect for the New GHG Protocol"
11:10 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:05 pm
Wei Liu (Alibaba Group, China)
"Digital Platform Innovations for Scalable Sustainability Solutions"
12:05 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Systems Thinking in Green and Low-Carbon Transitions in Industries
Discussion Leader: Stijn Van Ewijk (University College London, United Kingdom)
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:40 pm
Yutao Wang (Fudan University, China)
"From Paper Industry to Biobased Economy: Navigating Sustainable Development in a Systemic Approach"
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm
Discussion
7:05 pm - 7:35 pm
Eric Masanet (UC Santa Barbara, United States)
"Leveraging Industrial Ecology Methods to Accelerate and Broaden the Impacts of "Embodied Carbon" Policies for Building Materials"
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Session in Memory of Bob Ayres: Late Breaking Topics
Discussion Leader: Daniel Müller (NTNU, Norway)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:20 am
Gara Villalba Mendez (Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain)
"Material Flow Analysis: From Chemical Substances to Urban Metabolism"
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:40 am
Eric Williams (Rochester Institute of Technology, United States)
"From Semiconductor Manufacturing to Informal Recycling of E-waste: A Journey Through Research on Sustainable Electronics"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 9:50 am
Late-Breaking Topic
9:50 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:00 am
Benjamin Warr (PHYLA Earth Ltd, Zambia)
"What Drives Economic Growth?"
11:00 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:20 am
Tiago Domingos (IST, University of Lisbon, Portugal)
"On the Shoulders of Bob: Useful Exergy as a Fundamental Explanation for Economic Growth"
11:20 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:40 am
Carey King (University of Texas at Austin, United States)
"The Macroeconomic Model that Bob Wanted"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Industrial Ecology for Sustainable Supply Chains
Discussion Leader: Steven Young (University of Waterloo, Canada)
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:40 pm
Keisuke Nansai (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan)
"Global Supply Chain Resilience for Critical Materials"
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm
Discussion
7:05 pm - 7:35 pm
Joseph Sarkis (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, United States)
"Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Industrial Ecology"
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure