Should Life Cycle Assessment be part of the Environmental Impact Assessment? Case study: EIA of CO2 Capture and Storage in Canada

Manuilova, Anastassia; Suebsiri, Jitsopa; Wilson, Malcolm

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2009.02.269

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“…También en el contexto de la EIA, pero con un desarrollo metodológico desligado de ésta, se empieza a utilizar la técnica del análisis de ciclo de vida (Life Cycling Assesment, LCA), que se aplica para conocer los potenciales impactos medioambientales de ciertos productos, pero desde una perspectiva más amplia que recoge todas las etapas de su vida: la obtención de las materias primas, la producción, el uso, el reciclado y el descarte definitivo (Manuilova et al, 2009;Tukker, 2000).…”

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El reto de la Evaluación del Impacto Social de la Tecnología en España

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Resumen:La fuerte interacción existente entre los procesos tecnológicos y la sociedad requiere la puesta en marcha de dinámicas que permitan la evaluación del impacto social de la tecnología que se crea y/o se utiliza en un determinado país. Fruto de esta necesidad, ha visto la luz un significativo volumen de experiencias y trabajos relacionados con el impacto social realizados en el contexto internacional, constatándose también la existencia de una incipiente dinámica en esta materia en el marco español. El presente trabajo asume el objetivo de analizar el grado de incorporación de la evaluación del impacto social de la tecnología en España y, a partir de este análisis, plantear pautas de actuación futuras encaminadas a su promoción. Para alcanzar este objetivo, en primer lugar, se presentan los diferentes conceptos que permiten acotar el ámbito de la evaluación del impacto social de las actividades y proyectos de carácter tecnológico. En segundo lugar, y tras valorar de manera global el nivel de desarrollo de este tipo de evaluación en nuestro país, se describen diversas líneas de trabajo directamente relacionadas con ella y que se están desarrollando actualmente en España. Partiendo de este marco, se comparan estas aportaciones para mostrar la situación del impacto social de la tecnología en España, constatándose la existencia de contribuciones heterogéneas, con un enfoque diverso, distintos grados de adopción y consolidación y con una dispar implicación del sector público; presentando, en su conjunto, un nivel de desarrollo relativamente débil.Palabras clave: evaluación del impacto social, tecnología, evaluación de tecnologías, responsabilidad social corporativa, evaluación del impacto ambiental

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“…The analytical purpose is to ensure high quality information on environmental impacts through the application of appropriate sub-tools for rigorous assessment; the procedural purpose is to provide a framework for a transparent and participative decision-making process (IAIA, 1999). Several authors have argued that life cycle assessment (LCA) is an appropriate analytical tool for application in both EIA and SEA (Bjorklund, 2012;Finnveden and Moberg, 2005;Finnveden et al, 2003;Fischer, 2007;Jeswani et al, 2010;Loiseau et al, 2012;Manuilova et al, 2009;Tukker, 2000), and recent research has proposed formal procedures for such integration (Bidstrup et al, 2015;Loiseau et al, 2013;Židonienė and Kruopienė, in press).…”

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Life cycle thinking in impact assessment—Current practice and LCA gains

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“…These tools relay on metrics and characterization factors that are specific for a certain country or region. Examples of this are the European IMPACT 2002+, the Japanese LIME, and the Canadian LUCAS (Manuilova 2009;Toffoletto et al 2007). LCA tools or models that could be applicable to the United States are the Life-Cycle Stressor-Effect Assessment (LCSEA) developed by Scientific Certification Systems (2011) and Tool for the Reduction and Assessment of Chemical and other environmental Impacts (TRACI) developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA; Bare et al 2003).…”

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“…TRACI was chosen because it is a wide-ranging set of environmental metrics, elements of the framework are commonly reported in the LCA literature, and because of its U.S.-based focus (Manuilova et al 2009). …”

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“…Life-cycle analysis is a framework that allows for the systematic assessment of a system or technology's impacts on the environment, human health, and resources through a full cycle of use, from raw material extraction to end-of-life management and disposal (Bare et al 2003;Manuilova et al 2009). This often includes the supply chain of products required for manufacture or production; for example, the environmental impact of steel production will be a consideration in the LCA of coal plants because of the steel used in plant construction.…”

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Sustainability Assessment of Coal-Fired Power Plants with Carbon Capture and Storage

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iii SummaryCarbon capture and sequestration (CCS) has the ability to dramatically reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from power production. Most studies find the potential for 70 to 80 percent reductions in CO 2 emissions on a life-cycle basis, depending on the technology. Because of this potential, utilities and policymakers are considering the wide-spread implementation of CCS technology on new and existing coal plants to dramatically curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the power generation sector.However, the implementation of CCS systems will have many other social, economic, and environmental impacts beyond curbing GHG emissions that must be considered to achieve sustainable energy generation. For example, emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), sulfur oxides (SO x ), and particulate matter (PM) are also important environmental concerns for coal-fired power plants. If the parasitic energy consumption of a carbon-capture plant increases the emissions of one or many of these other air pollutants, this should be considered when evaluating the technology's overall sustainability or environmental impact. While the majority of these "external" or "tangential" impacts are small on a global scale, it is still important to consider them to ensure the successful and sustainable implementation of CCS technology on a large scale. For example, several studies have shown that eutrophication is expected to double and acidification would increase due to increases in NO x emissions for a coal plant with CCS provided by monoethanolamine (MEA) scrubbing. Potential for human health risks is also expected to increase due to increased heavy metals in water from increased coal mining and MEA hazardous waste, although there is currently not enough information to relate this potential to actual realized health impacts. In addition to environmental and human health impacts, supply chain impacts and other social, economic, or strategic impacts will be important to consider. For example, if 90 percent of all the CO 2 generated by coal plant in the United States was captured and stored, using an MEA process, the annual consumption of MEA by U.S. power plants alone would be approximately 3.6 million tons, or 9 times the current U.S. consumption. Although 100 percent adoption of CCS by U.S. coal plants is not a realistic scenario, the exercise illustrates that the potential magnitude of the MEA demand created by more realistic adoption rates.Proper life-cycle assessments or analyses (LCAs) that are inclusive to all aspects of sustainability are a necessary tool for quantifying risk and feasibility of large-scale implementation of CCS. Life-cycle assessments have proven their usefulness in other systems, for example the sustainability of biofuels. For example, corn ethanol was championed as an alternative to importing foreign oil and a green way to increase rural employment. However, the competition of corn ethanol with food crops, its water use, and carbon debt were not well understood. If a full LCA or similar sustainability ass...

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Should Life Cycle Assessment be part of the Environmental Impact Assessment? Case study: EIA of CO2 Capture and Storage in Canada

Cited by 42 publications

References 15 publications

El reto de la Evaluación del Impacto Social de la Tecnología en España

El reto de la Evaluación del Impacto Social de la Tecnología en España

Life cycle thinking in impact assessment—Current practice and LCA gains

Sustainability Assessment of Coal-Fired Power Plants with Carbon Capture and Storage

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