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A Quick Recap of 2022

‘How far did we get last year?’

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Poll Question

Q. Capture of CO2 directly from air and from 'dilute' (<16% CO2 vol) point sources will exceed 1 Million tonnes annually?

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a. Before 2027 

b. Before 2030

c. Before 2033

d. After 2033

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Graphical Abstract

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Major Themes of Discussion

  • Status of assessment harmonization (standardization & certification)
  • Moving from guidance to standards
  • ‘Filling knowledge gaps’
  • What kind of tools/data are needed to assist in performing LCA & TEA? How should these tools behave in order to be efficient and relevant?
  • Implementing social impact assessment (or S-LCA)
  • The impact of policy on CCU (and CDR*)

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Standardization Highlights

  • General agreement that some standardization is necessary for consistency – but how far this can be taken (or needs to be taken) remains debatable

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  • Driving force behind need varies (transparency, regulatory) – albeit thematically similar�
  • Certification can only work if there is some form of standard to certify against �
  • Existing PCRs allow each industry to ‘write their own rules’ – this can create some inconsistencies between CCU sectors/products

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  • Variations in data (foreground, background) can undo any work that a standardized method achieves�
  • There is a need for a neutral party third-party to manage this

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Social Impact Assessment

  • It was generally agreed that including assessments in the social dimension is valuable, and that it can be helpful to decision makers

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  • There was hope that SIA or S-LCA may be able to bring increased transparency and societal support for CCU companies

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  • Significant challenges remain to be addressed: scope, data, when is it appropriate to deploy S-LCA (fuzziness)?, what should indicators look like (scores, reported figures)?

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  • Separating technology/process decisions from business management decisions may help for this audience

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Looking forward to 2024?

Maybe?