Climate Change
Mitigation andResilience Initiatives
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Moderator:
Irene van Luijken, Cefic

Introduction & objectives
Masamichi Yagishita, Showa Denko, Chair ICCA E&CC LG
Ignacio Hernandez-Bonnett, Shell, Vice Chair ICCA E&CC LG

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Climate Change Mitigation and Resilience materials
Jorge Soto, Braskem

ICCA Initiatives to Support Climate Change Mitigation and Resilience

OBJECTIVE
To be seen as solution
provider and creator forclimate change mitigationand Resilience

Improvements of theindustry carbon footprint

Improvements of theindustry handprint(new products andapplications)
Partner with policymakers

The CI Has Improved Its Carbon Footprint↓ 29%

Brazilian Chemical Sector has reduced 29% of the Intensity of its
emissions from 2006-2015
Source: Abiquim Responsible Care 2018 Report

Identify 40 major products manufactured with energy intensive
processes
Selected 18 for detailed analysis

2013“By 2050 catalysis could reduce energy by 47% and GHGs by
50% globally as compared to business as usual”

Has Improved its Handprint
Avoided Emissions
2012Has Supported Methodology Development
cLCA and Avoided Emissions Methodology

2013 & 201717 Cases

Example: Plastics Bucket vs Traditional Can (Braskem)

Has Analyzed Global Potential

2017

Global GHG emissions reduction would be over 9 GtCO2e peryear lower if the selected six solutions
were used to their full potential

Has Analyzed the Potential of Innovation
Potential reduction of 5 to 10
GtCO2eq/y by 2050 only with 14
examples

2019

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Biodegradable products
Biodiversity and land use
Biofuels
Biomass as feedstock
Carbon Capture and Storage
Carbo capture and utilization
Energy efficiency
Hydrogen production
Lightweight materials
New catalytic process
Process efficiency
Waste to chemicals…

Has Analyzed its Role in CC Resilience

Fonte: Munich Re (2020)

Developing solutions to the changing
environment providing greater resilience andreliability to the weather conditions:• To the housing, transportation and energy
sectors for efficient use and productions ofenergy• For securing food production• To improve access to, efficiency of use andprotect water resources• To exposed surfaces (roads, bridges,buildings and vehicles)• To help protect people (changed weatherpatterns, changing disease profiles).

2020

Example: Micro Irrigation

Supporting the society to face crises fromextreme weather patterns, providing
knowledge, expertise, and products

Conclusion• The Chemical Industry has increased its carbon efficiency (improvedcarbon footprint)• Chemicals are essential to GHG and Energy Savings by other industries
and by the society (improved carbon handprint)• The life-cycle thinking is very important to take correct decisions(methodologies are available)• Innovation effort is allowing the chemical industry to create new solutions
for climate change mitigation and resilience• Important solutions are already available to improve climate changeresilience• A set of policies that support innovation, collaboration and partnership is
crucial for scale up and accelerate the chemical industry contribution
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Ways to engage with government / institutions andthe Global Chemical Industry main advocacy messages
Tara Nitz, Covestro

Engagement at international level: Focus UNFCCC
UNFCCC & PA: Climate
Convention & ParisAgreement• Holding global temperature increase to well below 2°C, pursuing efforts to1,5°C• Increase ability to adapt to climate change and foster climate resilience• Making financial flows consistent with low ghg emissions and climateresilient development

Initiatives

197
Parties

Stakeholders: ENGOs, RINGOs, Farmers, IGP,TUNGOs, BINGOs (Business & Industry NGOs)….
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Engagement at international level: Focus UNFCCC

Prior to COPs / on national level:• Informing Parties on chemical sector contirbution and possibilities to reduce GHG emissions and tomitigate climate change• engagement on Partie‘s development of NDCs (National Determined Contribution) and contribution toParis Agreement goals• Reflected in national cliamate and sector policies• Informing advocating views of gloabal industry on international climate policy aspects
During the COP: Informing and advocating industryies contributions to the goals of the Paris Agreement

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ICCA: Advocacy messages --- Climate Policy Statement (2018)
Principles for Reducing Worldwide GHG Emissions
Consistent, predictable policy and regulatory environments that foster innovation, investment and economic growth

The global chemical industry supports climate policies that:• Encourage global participation from all sectors of society• Achieve net global GHG reductions and avoid shifting emissions between regions or countries – known as carbon leakage• Include transparent monitoring, reporting and verification systems (MRV)• Encourage the use of energy-efficient products and technologies• Incorporate both mitigation and adaptation strategies• Maintain energy affordability and do not distort markets• Promote life-cycle considerations and science-based decisions• Provide adequate flexibility to fit local, national or regional circumstances.
• Establish transparent, predictable, technology-neutral economic signals that will facilitate lower GHG emissions, such as
price signals on GHG externalities like carbon emissions or incentives to support new technologies towardcommercialization• Acknowledge the role of carbon and bio-based feedstocks in creating essential products• Encourage the integration of regional or national climate and energy policies• Minimize complexity and administrative costs
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Discussion and Q&A
Moderator: Irene van Luijken
Speakers: Masamichi Yagishita, Ignacio Hernandez Bonnett,Marvin Hill, Tara Nitz and Jorge Soto
AudienceClimate Change
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Conclusions and closure
Irene van Luijken, Cefic