Multiobjective Optimization of Carbon Emission Reduction Responsibility Allocation in the Open-Pit Mine Production Process against the Background of Peak Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1. Carbon Tax versus Carbon Quota
2.2. Current Status of Research on Carbon Quota Allocation
3. Models and Methods
3.1. Objectives
3.1.1. Maximum Stability
3.1.2. Maximum Efficiency
3.1.3. Maximum Fairness
3.2. Constraints
3.2.1. Total Carbon Emission Quota Constraint
3.2.2. Quota Interval Constraint
3.2.3. Ore Output Constraints
3.2.4. Non-Negative Constraint
3.3. Multiobjective Gray Wolf Algorithm
4. Case Study
4.1. Carbon Emission Accounting
4.1.1. Carbon Source Identification and Carbon Emission Coefficient Setting
4.1.2. Accounting Model of Carbon Emissions in Production Links
- 1.
- Rock drilling and blasting
- 2.
- Mining
- 3.
- Transport
- 4.
- Crushing
- 5.
- Mineral Beneficiation Processing
4.2. Data and Parameters
4.3. Results and Discussion
4.3.1. Scheme Selection
4.3.2. Analysis of the Optimized Target Values
4.3.3. Carbon Allowances under the Four Options
4.3.4. Carbon Emission Reduction Responsibility of the Production Process
4.3.5. Analysis of the Carbon Emission Intensity Decline
5. Discussion
5.1. Universality of the Model
5.2. Suggestions for Emission Reduction of Mine Production Process
- (1)
- Mining process emission reduction measures
- (2)
- Emission reduction measures for transportation
- (3)
- Emission reduction measures for the beneficiation process
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Preference | Criteria | Weight | F1 | F2 | F3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stationarity preference (A) | f1 f2 f3 | (0.60, 0.20, 0.20) | 0.1804 | 0.0088 | 2.2518 |
Efficiency preference (B) | f1 f2 f3 | (0.20, 0.60, 0.20) | 0.1878 | 0.0041 | 2.0160 |
Fairness preference (C) | f1 f2 f3 | (0.20, 0.20, 0.60) | 0.1925 | 0.0080 | 0.6367 |
Equal preference (D) | f1 f2 f3 | (0.33, 0.33, 0.33) | 0.1844 | 0.0042 | 2.4835 |
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Wang, G.; Zhou, J. Multiobjective Optimization of Carbon Emission Reduction Responsibility Allocation in the Open-Pit Mine Production Process against the Background of Peak Carbon Dioxide Emissions. Sustainability 2022, 14, 9514. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159514
Wang G, Zhou J. Multiobjective Optimization of Carbon Emission Reduction Responsibility Allocation in the Open-Pit Mine Production Process against the Background of Peak Carbon Dioxide Emissions. Sustainability. 2022; 14(15):9514. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159514
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Guoyu, and Jinsheng Zhou. 2022. "Multiobjective Optimization of Carbon Emission Reduction Responsibility Allocation in the Open-Pit Mine Production Process against the Background of Peak Carbon Dioxide Emissions" Sustainability 14, no. 15: 9514. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159514