Bureau of Economic GeologyComparing Electricity Option (CEO)
The current energy transition will require a significant expansion of the global supply chain for critical materials needed for future renewable energy production and will touch all dimensions of the ESG framework.
The CEO study is a three phase, data-driven analysis of local and global environmental impacts associated with electricity generation plants.
· Life-cycle analyses of environmental impacts associated with supply chains of select materials necessary for developing gas-fired, wind and solar power plants and batteries.
· Life-cycle analyses of generation portfolios and transmission necessary for a reliable electricity grid.
· End-user cost of electricity and social cost of externalities under various scenarios of generation portfolios.
The CEO is designed to provide information and tools that can help with supply chain and ESG risk management and with robust policy development.
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