The article reviews the experiences of programs to promote renewable energy in Southeast Asian countries and proposes some learned lessons that can be useful in the context of COP 20 to promote renewable energy.The article analyzes the rates and mechanisms of promotion used in countries such as India, Indonesia and Vietnam, that are led by the World Bank. These mechanisms are used as a legal basis that proposes successful tested alternatives and its usefulness is that renewable energies can be implemented within the current legal structure of international environmental law.In conclusion, it is the correct timing for the COP 20 to secure funds and international legal mechanisms that promote sustainable energy infrastructure. / El presente artículo revisa las experiencias de programas de promoción de energías renovables en países del sudeste asiático a fin de proponer algunas lecciones aprendidas que puedan ser útiles en el contexto de la Vigésima Conferencia de las Partes de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP 20) para la promoción de las energías renovables. Asimismo, revisa las tarifas y mecanismos de promoción utilizados en India, Indonesia y Vietnam, impulsados por el Banco Mundial, como una base para proponer alternativas legales ya probadas. Su utilidad es que las energías renovables pueden ser implementadas dentro de la estructura legal actual del Derecho Ambiental Internacional, la COP 20 es el momento de asegurar fondos y mecanismos jurídicos internacionales que promueven una infraestructura energética sostenible.

There is much interest in the protection of the ecosystem within the oil and gas industry. This is particularly significant in the countries of the Middle East where the oil and gas sectors contribute a large part, in some cases all of the country economies. A case study research analysis into the Lean and Green principles of one of the State of Kuwait organisations could offer the country huge potential and could benefit other Arabian Gulf countries. In the chosen country (Kuwait), Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has no other outlet for its business apart from oil and gas production. It also does not concern itself with other support business that could contribute to Kuwait's economy.

A Contribuição Nacional Pretendida, apresentada pelo Governo Brasileiro na 21ª Conferência das Partes, em Paris 2015, definiu o compromisso nacional de redução de emissão de gases de efeito estufa (GEE) frente aos demais países que compõem a Convenção-Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre Mudanças Climáticas. Para que este compromisso seja cumprido, medidas de desenvolvimento de baixo carbono devem ser adotadas. Cenários quantitativos de emissão de GEE podem antecipar as estimativas que serão apresentadas nos inventários futuros de GEE. Os cenários quantitativos podem também auxiliar o governo brasileiro a cumprir as determinações do Decreto da Presidência da República no 7.390/10 e da Decisão 2/CP.17 da Convenção do Clima para elaborar, respectivamente, estimativas anuais e bianuais de emissão de GEE. Além disso, os cenários ainda podem reduzir a incerteza do inventário nacional e podem auxiliar na identificação das alternativas de baixo carbono. As projeções de crescimento populacional, de variação da taxa coleta de resíduo, de variação da composição do resíduo coletado e de qualidade de operação dos locais de disposição permitem definir um futuro único, em que serão comparadas as consequências das opções, disponíveis em 2016, de tratamento do resíduo. Para as avaliações, foram estimadas as variações da composição, do poder calorífico e das frações fóssil e orgânica do resíduo urbano. Os prazos e metas considerados no estudo são inspirados nas políticas Nacional e Estadual do Estado de São Paulo sobre Mudanças Climáticas e no Plano Nacional de Resíduo Sólido. Implantações de opções com início em 2016, evoluindo até 30% em 2040 foram simuladas. A coleta e combustão do biogás de aterro, que até 2000 não era praticada no país, hoje é uma realidade. Por essa razão, admite-se a possibilidade da implantação desta opção em todos os locais de disposição de resíduos da Macrometrópole Paulista. Este estudo mostra que, no setor de resíduos, a recuperação e uso energético do metano, associada à reciclagem e tratamento da matéria orgânica de parte dos resíduo coletados pode levar à redução de emissão superior a 45% em relação à observada em 2005. Mostra também que a incineração de material plástico pode ocasionar aumento de mais de 80% em relação à emissão em 2005. / The Proposed National Contribution presented by the Brazilian Government at the 21st Conference of Parties in Paris 2015 defined the national commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) with other countries of the United Nations Framework Convention Climate Change (UNFCCC). To fulfill this commitment, policies have to be adopted. Quantitative GHG emission scenarios can anticipate estimates for future inventories of those gases. Scenarios can help the Government to comply with the Decree 7.390/10 and Decision 2 / CP.17 to prepare annual and bi-annual GHG emission estimates. Scenarios can also reduce the uncertainty of the national inventory and may assist in identifying low carbon alternatives. The projection of population growth, the changes on waste collection rate, the differences of collected waste composition of and the variation of operational quality of disposal sites allows to define a single future, in which the consequences of the available options for waste management in 2016 can be compared. Waste composition, lower calorific value and organic and fossil fraction in urban waste were estimated. Deadlines and targets considered in this study were inspired on National Solid Waste Act and São Paulo State policies on Climate Change. Waste treatment options, starting in 2016, raising to 30% in 2040 were simulated. The collection and combustion of landfill biogas, which until 2000 were not common in the country, are now a reality. The possibility of implementing this option in all the Macrometropole Paulista disposal sites is assumed. This study shows that, in the waste sector, recovery and the energetic use of methane, associated with recycling and treatment of organic matter from part of the collected solid waste can reduce emission over 45% in relation to the 2005 observed emission. This study also shows that incineration of plastics can increase emission over 80% as compared to that observed in 2005.

Em um período de mudanças climáticas e restrições a emissões cada vez maiores, é importante focar o desenvolvimento das nações na direção de uma economia de baixo carbono. O elevado consumo de combustíveis fósseis gera danos que atingem escalas globais, regionais e locais e põem em risco o suprimento de longo prazo no planeta. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo analisar o desempenho dos principais setores industriais brasileiros considerando seus respectivos consumos energéticos e contribuições para aspectos sociais e econômicos do país. Além disso, busca-se mensurar os benefícios ambientais, no que diz respeito à emissão de CO2, resultante da alteração de energéticos nos setores industriais de menor desempenho e discutir políticas públicas que visam estimular a utilização de fontes de energia mais limpas. Para atingir o objetivo proposto, foi realizada a análise e quantificação da potencial contribuição ambiental que a alteração da matriz energética dos setores com menor desempenho em relação à sua contribuição para o desenvolvimento sustentável, pode fornecer. Para determinar o desempenho dos setores foi utilizada a Análise Envoltória de Dados (DEA). Os resultados deste estudo indicaram que o setor metalúrgico e o setor de não metálicos são os que possuem o menor desempenho, considerando as variáveis selecionadas. Já para medir as emissões de CO2 dos principais combustíveis utilizados nos setores de menor desempenho foi utilizado o método Top-Down proposto pelo IPCC. A análise indicou que, apesar do carvão vegetal ser o segundo emissor de CO2, ele pode contribuir para a redução do aquecimento global, desde que seja proveniente de mata de reflorestamento destinada para a atividade industrial. Por fim, foi realizada uma breve discussão sobre as políticas públicas voltadas a este energético. / In a period of climate change and of an increasingly restriction of emissions, it is pivotal to focus on a development by countries towards an economy revolved on low carbon dioxide levels. The high consumption of fossil fuels results in damages on a global, regional and local level threatening long-term supply in our planet. This work has as its objective to analyze the performance of the main Brazilian industrial sectors considering their energy consumption and contributions to social and economic aspects of the country. In addition, will be measure the environmental benefits, in terms of CO2 emissions, resulting from fuel substitution in the industrial sectors of lower performance and discuss public policies aimed at stimulating the use of cleaner energy sources. So as to achieve this objective, an analysis and measurement assertion of the potential environmental contribution that a change of the energy matrix, of the sectors with lower performance as regards to its contribution to sustainable development of the country, may provide was performed. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was used to determine the efficiency of the sectors. The results of this study indicated that the metallurgical and nonmetallic sectors are the ones that have the lowest performance industrial in terms of sustainable. For the measurement of CO2 emissions for each major fuel used in the sectors with lower performance, the Top-Down method proposed by the IPCC was used. This analysis indicated that, although charcoal is the second fuel in sectors that emit more CO2, it can contribute to the reduction of global warming since it comes from forest reforestation destined for the activity industrial. Finally, a brief discussion about public policies on this fuel was held.

The present study estimated the Energy Conservation Potential (PCE) of the lighting and air conditioning systems of the Federal Institute of Sergipe (IFS) – Campus Lagarto. Both systems were classified according to the Technical Regulation of Quality for the Energy Efficiency Level of Commercial Buildings, Services and Public Buildings (RTQ-C), Inmetro Ordinance n.º 372, of September 17, 2010. The analysis was done using the comparative method to check the installed power and how much could be saved if efficient air conditioning units and lamps were used instead of the current ineffective ones. With regard to the lighting system, it was verified that the institution has 66.576 kW of installed load. The efficiency of this system was analyzed by the method of the building activities included in the RTQ-C and the initial hypothesis that the system was inefficient was verified. There was a great amount of burned lamps and that many environments did not have switches to control the lighting circuit in the place where the activities are carried out, besides the lack of natural light and the nonautomation of the places with areas bigger than 240 m2. This made, after checking the requirements, the building receives the C classification. It was simulated the replacement of the fluorescent lamps by LED and found a significant energy conservation potential of 39.90% and it was found enough to completely illuminate the whole building spending only 1.01% more energy than is currently spent with the working lamps. Regarding the air conditioning system, the building has a total of 2.5665 million of BTU/h (752.166 kW or 213.875 TR), implying 271.048 kW of installed power connected to the electric grid. All airconditioned environments in the FIS - Campus Lagarto were evaluated and 91 units were found, distributed in three types: window, split floor -ceiling and split Hi-wall. Of this total, 73 equipment’s are of classification level D, being this also the general conjuncture of the system. When calculating the energy conservation potential, it reached 29.30%, and in some equipment, simple replacement can generate savings of 53.06%. Regarding the emissions from the acquisition of electric energy in the period from 2010 to 2015, the FIS - Campus Lagarto registered the consumption of 1.38 MWh of electricity, incurring 142.181 tCO2 of emissions. It was identified 106 trees planted in the institution, being the minimum quantitative recommended for the neutralization of these of 1655 trees. If FIS - Campus Lagarto wanted to use the carbon credits market to do so, it would have to pay the sum of R$ 2872.44. It is therefore recommended that the institution conduct a complete inventory of its GHG emissions and plant a forest or forest reserve outside the Campus to neutralize its emissions and use it for research and/or scientific studies. It is also suggested to the school that creates a permanent Environmental Education Project aimed at reducing waste in the consumption of electric energy and adoption of environmentally sustainable practices. / A presente pesquisa estimou o Potencial de Conservação de Energia (PCE) dos sistemas de iluminação e condicionamento de ar do Instituto Federal de Sergipe (IFS) – Campus Lagarto. Ambos foram classificados de acordo com o Regulamento Técnico da Qualidade para o Nível de Eficiência Energética de Edifícios Comerciais, de Serviços e Públicos (RTQ-C), Portaria Inmetro n.º 372, de 17 de setembro de 2010. A análise foi feita utilizando-se o método comparativo para verificar a potência instalada e o quanto poderia ser economizado se fossem utilizadas unidades condicionadoras de ar e lâmpadas eficientes no lugar das atuais ineficazes. No que diz respeito ao sistema de iluminação, constatou-se que a instituição possui 66,576 kW de carga instalada. Analisou-se a sua eficiência pelo método das atividades do edifício constantes no RTQ-C e comprovou-se a hipótese inicial de que o mesmo está ineficiente. Verificou-se uma grande quantidade de lâmpadas queimadas e que muitos ambientes não possuíam interruptores para comandar o circuito de iluminação no local onde são realizadas as atividades, além do não aproveitamento da iluminação natural e da não automatização dos locais com áreas maiores que 240 m2. Isto fez, após a verificação dos requisitos, a edificação receber a classificação C. Foi simulada a substituição das lâmpadas fluorescentes por LED e encontrou-se um significativo potencial de conservação de energia de 39,90% e que se constatou suficiente para iluminar completamente todo o prédio gastando apenas 1,01% mais energia do que atualmente é despendido com as lâmpadas operantes. Quanto ao sistema de condicionamento de ar a edificação possui um total de 2,5665 milhões de BTU/h (752,166 kW ou 213,875 TR), implicando em 271,048 kW de potência instalada conectada à rede elétrica. Foram avaliados todos os ambientes climatizados no IFS - Campus Lagarto e encontradas 91 unidades, distribuídas em três tipos: janela, split piso-teto e split Hi-wall. Desse total, 73 equipamentos são de nível de classificação D, sendo esta também a conjuntura geral do sistema. Ao se calcular o potencial de conservação de energia, chegou-se ao número de 29,30%, sendo que, em alguns equipamentos, a simples substituição pode gerar economia de 53,06%. Já em relação às emissões oriundas da aquisição de energia elétrica no período de 2010 a 2015, o IFS – Campus Lagarto registrou o consumo de 1,38 MWh de energia elétrica no intervalo de tempo considerado, incorrendo em 142,181 tCO2 de emissões. Foram identificadas 106 árvores plantadas na instituição, sendo o quantitativo mínimo recomendável para a neutralização destas de 1.655 árvores. Caso o IFS – Campus Lagarto desejasse utilizar o mercado de créditos de carbono para tal, despenderia a quantia de R$ 2.872,44. Recomendase, portanto, que a instituição realize um inventário completo das suas emissões de GEEs e plante um bosque ou uma reserva florestal fora do Campus a fim de neutralizar as suas emissões e utilizá-lo em pesquisas e/ou estudos científicos. Também é sugerido ao estabelecimento de ensino que crie um Projeto de Educação Ambiental local e permanente visando à redução do desperdício no consumo de energia elétrica e adoção de práticas ambientalmente sustentáveis.

Les entreprises et plus généralement les organisations sont confrontées à des enjeux climatiques et économiques avec pour obligation de respecter un cadre légal et des orientations définis à des plus grandes échelles (régionale, nationale et internationale). Une organisation est souvent au fait du but ou de l’objectif à atteindre ; en revanche le moyen d’y parvenir peut nécessiter de l’apprentissage voire de la recherche. Le but de cette thèse est de fournir une méthodologie à l’usage des organisations pour réaliser le management stratégique des projets relatifs à leur transition énergétique. A partir de différents états de l’art sur la planification énergétique et la conception en particulier, nous avons pointé le déficit méthodologique auquel doit faire face une organisation : si les démarches et outils existent lorsqu’un problème est clairement identifié, comment justement identifier un ou des problèmes à partir uniquement d’une formulation de buts ou d’intentions ? La première partie propose une démarche de planification énergétique à l’échelle d’une organisation qui fait émerger, de manière structurée, les problèmes auxquels l’organisation sera potentiellement confrontée. Notre démarche repose sur l’utilisation des BEGES et des méthodes de management de l’énergie/GES d’une part, complétés par des démarches et outils de conception d’autre part. Ces derniers facilitent la consolidation des informations et des données nécessaires pour formuler et structurer les problèmes à résoudre. A l’issue de cette démarche certains problèmes sont formulés sous forme de contradictions et de conflits. La démarche développée est purement qualitative et adaptée au travail de groupe avec des experts. Cependant certaines données numériques traduisent des comportements de systèmes qui sont peu maitrisés par les parties prenantes du projet. La deuxième partie propose une méthode combinant la simulation et l’analyse de données pour identifier les contradictions d’objectifs et de cause qui peuvent ou semblent empêcher l’atteinte des objectifs. Ces contradictions sont formulées de sorte à pouvoir être traitées avec les méthodes de résolution de problèmes inventifs. Le principe d’identification des contradictions d’objectifs repose sur la transformation des réponses expérimentales ou de simulation des systèmes étudiés en données qualitatives binaires et sur l’identification des Paretos optimaux des données ainsi transformées. Les contradictions de causes concernent les facteurs ou paramètres de conception qui induisent les conflits d’objectifs. Nous proposons de les identifier à l’aide d’une méthode d’analyse discriminante binaire à base d’apprentissage supervisé associée à l’ANOVA. Nous montrons sur un cas d’étude, d’une part, comment intégrer cette approche dans la démarche présentée en partie 1 du mémoire, et d’autre part, comment l’utiliser pour obtenir des concepts de solutions dans un contexte multi-objectifs (diminution des consommations d’énergie, des émissions de GES, du coût etc.). / Companies and more generally organizations are confronted with climatic and economic issues, they have to respect a legal framework and orientations defined in larger scales (regional, national and international). An organization usually knows the goal or the objective to be achieved; however the way to do can require learning or even research. The goal of this thesis is to provide a methodology for the use of organizations to realize strategic management of their energy transition projects. From many different states of the art about energy planning and conception in particular, we show the methodological deficit which an organization has to face: if approaches and tools exist when a problem is clearly identified, how actually identify one or several problems from only a goal or intention formulation? The first part proposes an energy planning approach at an organizational scale to bring out in structured way problems which the organization may be confronted. Our approach is based on greenhouse gas emission assessments and energy/GHG management methods which are completed with conception approaches and some tools and methodologies. They facilitate the consolidation of required information and data to formulate and structure problems to solve. As a result of our approach some problems are formulated as contradictions and conflicts. The developed approach is purely qualitative and adapted to workgroup with experts. However some numerical data translate system behaviors which are sparsely mastered by project stakeholders. The second part proposes a combined method of simulation and data analysis to identify objective and cause contradictions which can or seem to prevent achieving the objectives. These contradictions are formulated in such a way to be handled with methods of resolution of inventive problems. The identification of objective contradictions is based on the transformation of experimental or simulation answers of the studied systems in binary qualitative data and on the identification of optimal Pareto of the transformed data. Cause contradictions concern conception factors or parameters which induce objective conflicts. We suggest identifying these contradictions with a binary discriminant analysis method based on supervised learning associated with ANOVA. On one hand, we show on a study case how integrate this initiative into the presented approaches in part 1 and on the other hand, how use it to obtain solution concepts in a multi-objective context (energy consumptions, GHG emissions or cost reduction etc.).

Les travaux de cette thèse visent la connaissance et la compréhension de l'articulation temporelle des mobilités individuelles (quotidiennes, de weekend et de longue distance) en France selon les localisations résidentielles, par taille d'aire urbaine et position par rapport au centre du bassin, via l'élaboration d'un diagnostic annuel en termes d'émission de CO2 afin d'éclairer la question du réchauffement climatique. A la description méthodologique de l'outil, s'appuyant sur les données de l'Enquête Nationale Transports et Déplacements 2007- 2008, succède la présentation de certains résultats marquants, déclinant la répartition de ces émissions selon les lieux d'habitat: Au delà des premières analyses descriptives, une caractérisation typologique des comportements de mobilité a abouti à quatre profils-types selon les budgets d'émissions de CO2 sur ces trois segments temporels de la mobilité. Chacun de ces comportements-types n'est pas uniquement repérable (ni uniforme) dans un seul type d'espace. Un certain « effet barbecue » est visible mais il n'est sans doute pas suffisamment fort pour pouvoir confirmer que les habitants des (grands) centres villes ruinent nécessairement durant le weekend leurs comportements plutôt vertueux en semaine grâce à l'utilisation de modes moins polluants. Les études de cas selon le genre, les grands voyageurs (grands pendulaires ou transcontinentaux), et certains motifs de déplacements (achat, loisirs), sont des coups de projecteurs qui ont apporté des résultats complémentaires. Enfin, l'analyse des taux d'occupation sur l'exemple de l'automobile pour des déplacements locaux a montré qu'un meilleur remplissage des véhicules est un facteur important de l'efficacité énergétique (et donc du CO2) des déplacements. / My thesis concern is about knowledge and in depth-understanding of the annual distribution of individual mobility in France (distinguishing daily, weekend and long distance trips) according to the residential locations (by category of urban areas) via the development of an annual CO2 emissions assessment, to address the issue of climate change. After a brief methodological description of the tool, using the dataset of the most recent French National Transport Survey (2007-2008), the paper presents some typical results, declining the distribution of CO2 emissions due to this mobility according to the zone of residence: beyond the initial descriptive analyses, a cluster analysis of mobility behavior results in four profiles of mobility according to the CO2-emissions budgets on these three time segments of mobility. It shows that each type of mobility behavior is not available (nor uniform) in only one type of space. A "cocooning effect" can be detected but it is probably not strong enough to confirm that the citizens of (large) city centers during the weekend necessarily ruin their rather virtuous behavior on week days through the use of less polluting modes. Case studies by gender, frequent travelers (pendulous or transcontinental), and some travel purposes (e.g. shopping, leisure) provide additional results. Finally, the analysis of occupancy rates of the car for local travel shows, that more passengers in a vehicle is an important factor for its energy efficiency (and therefore CO2) due to mobility.

Seed-oil based biodiesel production particularly biodiesel production from the nonedible oil seed bearing plant - Jatropha curcas L. - is a key strategic direction outlined in the biofuels strategy of the Government of Ethiopia. The main objective underlying the strategy include substitution of imported diesel oil used in the road transport sector while at the same time contributing to the local and global greenhouse gasses (GHG) reduction efforts. In this study the environmental benefits and costs of production and use of Jatropha biodiesel in the road transport sector of Ethiopia is assessed using a life cycle analysis (LCA) methodology. The analysis focused on determining the potential environmental impacts and net non-renewable energy saving potential of biodiesel from Jatropha oil-seeds using the following metrics: (i) Net Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction, and (ii) Net Energy Balance (NEB) relative to diesel oil. The study shows that the net GHG emissions reduction potential of Jatropha Methyl Ester (JME) is highly influenced by the magnitude of initial carbon loss occurring in the process of conversion of different land uses to Jatropha plantation, and less so on other unit processes of JME production system analysed. The NEB of JME relative to use of diesel oil per functional unit of one GJ is less sensitive to impacts of land use change and is generally positive. Where no land use change impacts is considered, or where Jatropha is grown on lands with low carbon stock such as grasslands, substitution of diesel oil with JME in Ethiopia can provide GHG emission reduction of about 43%, and for each MJ of JME produced the nonrenewable energy requirement will be 0,38 MJ. Production of JME by converting lands with high above ground, below ground and/or soil carbon stocks such as shrub lands or well stocked forest lands will result in net loss of carbon and require ecological carbon payback time of 50 to hundreds of years. The impact of introducing and use of JME-diesel oil blends by Anbassa City Bus Services Enterprise (ACBSE) bus fleets shows that, displacement of diesel oil with JME that have positive GHG reduction potential, will also contribute to the reduction of air pollutants and improvement of ambient air quality in Addis Ababa. Two key recommendations of this research work are that to ensure environmental sustainability of biodiesel production from Jatropha seeds (i) land availability and land suitability assessment for estimating the potential available land for Jatropha (and other oil-seed bearing plants) shall be conducted, and (ii) minimum requirements on GHG reduction and NEB requirements on biodiesel shall be established. / Environmental Sciences / M. Sc. (Environmental Management)

In stainless steelmaking, around 68% of the total greenhouse gas emissions come from the processing of raw materials. Thus, it is important for steelmakers to make efforts together with their raw material suppliers to implement low-carbon initiatives. To facilitate such initiatives, assessment of raw materials will provide guidance. In this work, the assessment of materials consists of two parts: i) different production scenarios are studied by using a static process model coupled with life cycle assessment approach to investigate the reduction potential of environmental impacts for Mo and Ni alloys; ii) assessment of the effect of trace element content (phosphorus) in stainless steel scrap on steel’s manufacturing cost, resource consumption and environmental impact using an online static process model. The results show that the overall GHG emission of FeMo production varies between 3.16-14.79 t CO2-eq/t FeMo (i.e. 5.3-24.7 tCO2-eq/t Mo). The main variance comes from the mining and beneficiation stages and depends mainly on the ore’s beneficiation degree. However, whether molybdenum is extracted as a co-product from copper mine or not can have an even greater effect on the total GHG emission of molybdenum due to the allocation of the impacts.  In the case of nickel alloys, the GHG emissions for producing nickel metal, nickel oxide, ferronickel and nickel pig iron are 14, 30, 6 and 7 tCO2-eq/t alloy (i.e. 14, 40, 18, and 69 tCO2-eq/t Ni), respectively. Extracting sulfide ore through flash smelting process has been shown to have the least energy requirement and greenhouse gas emissions. In comparison to sulfide ore processing, oxide ore processed in an electric furnace is much more energy intensive and less environmental friendly primarily due to high content of gangue. However, by using a sustainable electricity source such as hydro-powered electricity, or applying a thermal heat recovery, it is possible to reduce the impact from electric furnace smelting of laterite. Furthermore, the use of stainless steel scraps with low phosphorous contents reduces slag amount, alloy consumption, production cost and carbon footprint. An estimation equation between phosphorous content and scrap’s value-in-use is obtained in the study to support the development of purchasing strategy. To conclude, the application of static process model based on mass and energy balance provides the possibility to assess raw materials’ environmental impact (energy consumption and GHG emissions) and to identify potentials to realize sustainable stainless steelmaking. / Vid tillverkning av rostfritt stål kommer cirka 68% av växthusgaserna ifrån råvaruanvändningen. Därför är det viktigt för ståltillverkare att göra en samordnad insats med sina levenrantörer för att reducera dessa utsläpp. Den här avhandlingen ämnar att undersöka råvaror ur två perspektiv: i) att utvärdera olika produktionsscenarier för  molybden och nickelleggeringar genom en statisk processmodell i kombination med livscykelanalys för att undersöka potentialen för att minska miljöbelastningen; ii) att undersöka hur spårämnesinnehållet (fosfor) i rostfritt stålskrot påverkar ståltillverkningskostnaden, resursförbrukningen och miljöpåverkan med ett webbaserat verktyg för processmodellen. Resultaten visar att växthusgasutsläppen från produktionen av FeMo varierar mellan 3.16-14.79 t CO2-eq/t FeMo (d.v.s. 5.3-24.7 tCO2-eq/t Mo). Variationen beror främst på malmets anrikningsgrad under malmbrytnings- och anrikningsprocessen. När molybden förekommer  i kopparmalm och utvinns som en co-produkt så kan det ha en större effekt på molybdens energiförbrukning och växthusgasutsläpp än vad malmens anrikningsgrad har. I fallet för tillverkning av nickelmetall, nickeloxid, ferronickel och nickeltackjärn är växthusgasutsläppen 14, 30, 6 respektive 7 tCO2-eq/t legering (motsvarande 14, 40, 18, respektive 69 tCO2-eq/t Ni). Användningen av sulfidmalm i flashsmältningsprocessen har visat sig ha lägst energibehov och växhusgasutsläpp medan användningen av oxidmalm i ljusbågsugn både är mer energiintensiv och utsläppsintensiv  på grund av en stor mängd oxider i nickelmalmen. Dessa utsläpp kan dock förbättras genom användningen av hållbar energi (till exempel el från vattenkraft), eller genom värmeåtervinning under processen. Utöver detta kan skrot med lågt fosforinnenhåll också användas vid tillverkningen av rostfritt stål för att minska slaggmängden, förbrukningen av legeringar, produktionskostnaden och växthusgasutläppen.  En ekvation mellan fosforinnehållet och skrotets värde föreslås här som underlag för att utveckla en inköpsstrategi för skrot. Sammanfattningsvis så kan en statisk processmodell baserad på mass- och energibalans tillämpas för att utvärdera råvarors miljöbelastning (energiförbrukning och växthusgasutsläpp) och identifiera potentialen för en hållbar tillverkning av rostfritt stål.

Countries' long-term climate targets are described by different concepts who, over time, have become increasingly dependent on negative emissions technologies (NETs) in order for the targets to be reached. This thesis is a cross country comparison, examining similarities and differences in the concepts used by seven countries to express their long-term climate targets, focusing on their plans for implementing NETs. The empirical material was collected from interviews with experts from each country. Concepts in long-term climate targets can have various interpretations and there are uncertainties about what emissions that are covered within the different concepts. NETs are crucial for achieving any type of net-zero target however they are in nascent stages, except for forest management, and there are several factors affecting the possibilities to implement NETs. It is important not to focus too much on NETs to comply with the long-term climate targets, NETs should function as a complement to emissions reduction and target the unavoidable emissions. We recommend that countries clarify what emissions are included within their concept, set out specific targets for NETs and lastly put a great effort into clarifying policy instruments related to NETs. / Ländernas långsiktiga klimatmål beskrivs av olika begrepp som är beroende av negativa utsläppstekniker för att målen ska nås. Denna avhandling är en jämförelse mellan sju länder där ländernas likheter och skillnader undersöks genom deras val av begrepp och även deras planer för att implementera tekniker för att nå negativa utsläpp. Det empiriska materialet samlades in från intervjuer med experter från varje land. Begrepp i de långsiktiga klimatmålen kan ha olika tolkningar och det råder osäkerhet om vilka utsläpp som täcks upp inom de olika begreppen. Negativa utsläppstekniker är avgörande för att uppnå alla typer av netto-nollmål men de befinner sig i väldigt tidiga faser av utveckling, förutom skog som redan finns på plats och det finns flera faktorer som påverkar möjligheterna att implementera negativa utsläppstekniker. Det är viktigt att inte fokusera för mycket på negativa utsläppstekniker för att uppfylla de långsiktiga klimatmålen, de bör fungera som ett komplement till utsläppsminskning och rikta in sig på de oundvikliga utsläppen. Vi rekommenderar att länder klargör vilka utsläpp som ingår i begreppen, fastställer specifika mål för negativa utsläppstekniker och slutligen satsar mycket på att klargöra policyinstrument relaterade till negativa utsläppstekniker.