Moonshot Sustainability Assessment
The projects underway within the Moonshot program use various (new) technologies to reduce CO2 emissions. In order to determine how to measure the sustainability of these technologies in an objective and comparable way, a study was conducted. The complete study, the supporting documents and the excel tool with accompanying instructional videos developed for the Moonshot Sustainability Assessment can be viewed here.
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Study: methodological framework for the sustainability assessment of MOONSHOT initiatives
In November 2021, the assignment 'Development of a methodological framework for the sustainability evaluation of the Flemish Moonshot innovation programme' started. This project was carried out by VITO in collaboration with Deloitte, University of Antwerp, Catholic University of Leuven (KUL), and Ghent University, commissioned by VLAIO and Catalisti. Specifically, the assignment involved 'putting forward a harmonized methodological framework that allows for the analysis of projects proposed and implemented within the MOONSHOT innovation programme in terms of their potential economic feasibility and environmental impact'. The economic feasibility involves examining the calculation of total costs (both operational and investment), revenues, and profitability of the project. The environmental impact focuses on the contribution to the fight against climate change, i.e., the project's contribution to the Flemish objectives regarding carbon reduction. Read all documents from the study below:
Watch the 7 instructional videos for the Moonshot Sustainability Assessment
Welcome to our Excel template tutorial series. In these short video, we will introduce you to the Excel template for Sustainability Assessment of the Moonshot projects.