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Life cycle assessment of aluminium production
Locating a smelter plant in Greenland will increase the country’s CO2 emissions by 100%, but the production – based on hydroelectric power – will reduce carbon emissions globally by 3 to 12 times.
In May 2007, the Government of Greenland signed a deal with the US aluminium corporation Alcoa Inc. to explore the options for establishing an aluminium smelter plant with a production capacity of at least 360,000 tonnes per year in Greenland. A site near Maniitsoq has been decided for the smelter plant. More studies have taken place, lately a report about the carbon footprint of a smelter placed in Greenland. The study applies the Life Cycle Assessment method and it mainly focuses on greenhouse gas emissions. The report has been subject to a panel review by three independently selected parties. The study was initiated by Alcoa and the Government of Greenland. The full study will be published at the end of 2009 and it will be a part of the material which is to form the basis for the final political decision planned to be taken in the autumn session of the Inatsisartut in 2010.
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