Volume 230, 2021

Developing a triple helix approach for CO2 utilisation assessment

Abstract

Assessment of the sustainability of CO2 utilisation technologies should encompass economic, environmental and social aspects. Though guidelines for economic and environmental assessment of CO2 utilisation (CDU) have been presented, a methodology for social assessment of CDU has not. Herewith, social impact assessment for CDU is systematically investigated, a methodological framework derived and examples of application given. Both process and deployment scenarios are found to be key factors in the assessment and the sourcing of raw material is observed to be a hotspot for social impacts within the assessed CDU technologies. This framework contributes a new aspect to the development of holistic sustainability assessment methodologies for CDU by enabling a triple helix to be created between life cycle assessment (LCA), techno-economic assessment (TEA) and social impact assessment (SIA). Therefore, the triple helix approach will enable trade-offs between environmental, economic and social impacts to be explored, ultimately enhancing effective decision making for CDU development and deployment.

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 jan 2021
Accepted
26 feb 2021
First published
26 feb 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Faraday Discuss., 2021,230, 247-270

Developing a triple helix approach for CO2 utilisation assessment

S. McCord, K. Armstrong and P. Styring, Faraday Discuss., 2021, 230, 247 DOI: 10.1039/D1FD00002K

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