The role of Life Cycle Assessment in identifying and reducing environmental impacts of CCS
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) should be used to assist carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) planners to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and avoid unintended environmental trade-offs. LCA is an analytical framework for determining environmental impacts resulting from processes, products, and services. All life cycle stages are evaluated including raw material sourcing, processing, operation, maintenance, and component end-of-life, as well as intermediate stages such as transportation. In r…
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Date:
April 20, 2011
Creator:
Sathre, Roger; Masanet, Eric; Cain, Jennifer & Chester, Mikhail
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