Conference Agenda

Session
Session 3.12: Tackling climate risks and nature dependencies for a healthy future
Time:
Friday, 12/Sept/2025:
11:30am - 1:00pm

Session Chair: Gian Andrea Blengini, University of Turin, Italy
Session Chair: Giulia Maggiora, Quantis, Italy

Presentations
(15 minutes_S)

Impact of climate change-driven wildfires on the biogenic carbon of Pinus Pinaster Forest in Portugal

Luana L. Tesch, Helena Gervásio, Hélder D. Craveiro

University of Coimbra, ISISE, ARISE, Department of Civil Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal


(15 minutes)

Using regional environmental limits for biosphere integrity to inform life cycle assessments of building materials

Manja Nørrekær Lund1,2, Pernille Krogh Ohms2, Michael Zwicky Hauschild3, Katherine Richardson4, Anders Bjørn3

1Section for Quantitative Sustainability Assessment, Department Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark; 2Ramboll Denmark; 3Center for Absolute Sustainability, Section for Quantitative Sustainability Assessment, Department Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark; 4Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen


(15 minutes)

The role of Hull Coatings in Sustainable Shipping: Decarbonization and Marine Ecosystems

Pau Huguet Ferran1, Ioannis Voulgarakis1, Peter Fantke2,3, Anna Valgeirsdottir1

1Hempel; 2substitute ApS, Copenhagen, Denmark; 3Evolutionary Ecology & Environmental Toxicology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany


(15 minutes)

Assessing Corporate Commitment to Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: A Text Mining Approach with publicly available sustainability reports

Sun-Hea Hong

University of Stuttgart, Germany


(15 minutes)

Leveraging Climate Change Mitigation From Harvested Wood Products in the Built Environment

William Horan1, Michael Quilligan1, George Bishop2, David Styles2

1University of Limerick, Ireland; 2University of Galway, Ireland


(15 minutes)

Toward Climate-Resilient Agriculture: A Life Cycle Assessment of MDF and Poplar Biochar for Soil Health and Carbon Sequestration

Tom Van Duyse1,2, Ponnapat Watjanatepin1, Philippe Nimmegeers2,3,4, Karel Van Acker1,5,6

1Sustainable Materials Processing and Recycling (SeMPeR), Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 44, 3001 Leuven, Belgium; 2Environmental Economics (EnvEcon), Department of Engineering Management, University of Antwerp, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium; 3Flanders Make@UAntwerp, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium; 4NANOlight Centre of Excellence, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium; 5Center for Economics and Corporate Sustainability (CEDON), KU Leuven, Warmoesberg 26, BE-1000 Brussels, Belgium; 6Flanders Make @KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium