From: Sustainability assessment of energy technologies: towards an integrative framework
Substantial principles of sustainability (see Table 1) | Sustainability |
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Protection of human health | Emissions of particulate matter |
Emissions of NO x | |
Emissions of CO | |
Emissions of substances producing summer smog | |
Emissions of fungal spores | |
Autonomous self-support | Agricultural employment |
Income opportunities for farmers | |
Just distribution of chances for using natural resources | Emissions of greenhouse gases |
Sustainable use of renewable resources | Preservation of biodiversity |
Conservation of soil | |
Protection of ground and surface water | |
Sustainable use of non-renewable resources | Substitution of non-renewable resources |
Sustainable use of the environment as a sink | Greenhouse gas reduction costs |
Emissions affecting eutrophication | |
Emissions affecting acidification | |
Conservation of nature's cultural functions | Alteration of nature's cultural landscape |