Environmental Impact Assessment Framework

This deliverable is the output of Task 5.5. The objective of this task is two-fold. On the one hand it will be necessary to develop an EIA methodology framework, in which the environmental impacts of the proposed CHPM technology line can be evaluated in an objective manner. This means that the environmental impact assessment must consider thy hybrid nature of the technology, in which the environmental performance of the two main components (mining and energy generation) should be evaluated in comparison to the conventional ways of producing equal quantities of raw materials and energy, and the environmental footprint should be evaluated cumulatively. The second aim of this Task is to i.) monitor and evaluate the actual environmental impacts as they arise during the implementation of WP1-WP4 and ii) to develop a methodology framework with recommendations as to how an EIA should be carried out for a CHPM facility.