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This study aims to quantify the environmental trade-offs of renewable energy in copper production in Chile.

Environmental trade-offs from renewable energy adoption in chile’s copper production: a life cycle assessment

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Life cycle assessment reveals renewable energy may reduce global warming potential in copper but increases ozone depletion.

This study aims to quantify the environmental trade-offs of renewable energy in copper production in Chile.
Life cycle assessment method applied to evaluate environmental impacts.
Analysis of renewable energy scenarios including green hydrogen and seawater use.
Consideration of ore grade decline and its sensitivity in the study.
Renewable energy scenarios reduce global warming potential for copper production processes.
Increased impacts noted in ozone depletion and resource scarcity categories.
At low ore grades, renewable scenarios may negate climate benefits and worsen environmental trade-offs.

Cepeda-Kato et al. (2026) studied this question.

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