Ethics Assessment Report

The Ethics Assessment will consider global phenomena such as resources’ colonialism that outsources raw materials production to developing countries with little environmental control but without having in return positive socioeconomic impacts in those communities. CHPM approach would enable to production of strategic mineral commodities right here in Europe, where additional impacts (environmental, social) may occur (subject to review), albeit these impacts are expected to be substantially lower than the impacts of mining in developing countries affecting the environment and the populations on a large scale, unnoticed by the European public. The Ethical Assessment in CHPM2030 is meant to be “Discursive” aiming to raise awareness for associated ethics but also to scrutinise the assumptions and perspectives of the actors involved in the technology processes (including the public), analysing the scenarios under which the development of the CHPM technology line is desirable.