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Appendix E: Decarbonization Technologies and Related Equity and Justice Concerns
Appendix E: Decarbonization Technologies and Related Equity and Justice Concerns
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APPENDIX E Decarbonization Technologies and Related Equity and Justice Concerns Table E-1 describes a broad selection of technologies that may play a role in decarbonization, example equity and justice concerns specific to each technology, and potential methods to mitigate problems and amplify equity and justice. 758 A00026 -- Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States_APPE.indd 758 3/16/24 4:03 PM
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A00026 -- Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States_APPE.indd 759 Point source carbon Point source carbon capture Local air and water emissions from Implement technologies that capture capture (fossil prevents some or all of the carbon the technologies used to capture the a greater portion of both GHG and fuel combustion dioxide from being released carbon dioxide, such as emissions from non-GHG air quality emissions, such emissions) by a combustion facility, such the power source, and from amine or as processes with extensive gas as a power plant, by capturing other capture chemicals.
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Direct air capture Direct air capture (DAC) is Local air and water emissions from Create separate targets for emissions composed of industrial facilities the technologies used to capture the reductions and removals, to ensure that that process air from the carbon dioxide, such as emissions from both are pursued concurrently.
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of the carbon dioxide utilization product. net-zero future to provide needed Opportunity cost: GHG emissions and Place restrictions on where and when carbon-based products without local pollution from the use of the synthetic fuels can be used, to limit GHG emissions, or to produce product created by carbon dioxide exposure of disadvantaged communities materials that act as long-term utilization, such as combustion of a to combustion pollutant emissions, such carbon storage.
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although it may increase the Opportunity cost: Indirectly enabling concentration of polluting facilities A00026 -- Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States_APPE.indd 762 technologies with pollutant emissions, into fewer, more greatly impacted such as fossil fuel use, to make communities. hydrogen.
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electrolysis with zero-carbon electricity as an energy carrier natural gas coupled to carbon over production from fossil materials Hydrogen generation, transport, and capture and storage or can be like natural gas with carbon capture. storage introduce safety concerns for generated through electrolysis those in very close proximity.
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Nuclear processing, and mining waste disposal. Participatory siting for reactors and fuel power generation facilities Air, water, and radiation pollution risk cycle facilities, including waste disposal have very low GHG and criteria from accidents during nuclear power sites.
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