Method description

This report presents an assessment of the impact of key power plant technologies on human health, ecosystem health, and resources, using a life cycle approach. Life cycle assessments were conducted using an integrated model capable of modelling impacts on a regionally disaggregated level, thereby reflecting region-specific technologies in the nine regions of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Energy Technology Perspectives (ETP) model (IEA, 2010). The total emissions resulting from the widespread implementation of the assessed low carbon technologies were assessed by combining the life cycle inventories (LCI) produced in this assessment with the deployment foreseen in the IEA ETP BLUE Map scenario (IEA 2010), which is consistent with the goal of limiting global warming to 2°C. We compared the resulting global emissions rates and resource use with a deployment of energy technologies foreseen in the IEA ETP Baseline scenario. This chapter presents a description of the general procedure and the methods employed in this study. A more detailed description is available in the literature (Gibon et al., 2015).

Sustainable Development Goals:

Affordable and Clean Energy

Climate Action