3. Results
In Tables 1 and 2 aggregated results of the analysis for the three
local scenarios are presented. Each local scenario has been evaluated
from four different aspects: economy, climate, acidification
and eutrophication of which the two latter is not presented here.
The results are shown in scoreboards where the three scenarios
have been given a gold, silver or bronze medal. The local scenario
with the best result receives a gold medal while the worst result
receives a bronze. The interval between these two results is then
split into three. If the result for the local scenario not yet given
a medal is placed in the upper third of the interval, the scenario
receives a gold medal, a result in the middle interval return silver,
while a result in the lover third gives a bronze medal. Each scoreboard
is followed by a text that describes the results.
From the economic aspect, the local scenario “Maximized return
of nutrients” present the best result irrespective of which external
scenario that is being studied. Factors that contribute to this result
are revenues for biogas to the transport sector and avoided costs for
expanding the waste incineration capacity. It’s important to
remember that we’ve been studying a situation around year 2030,
which means that new investments in waste treatment capacity
must come in place in order to meet a rise inwaste amounts. This is
a different situation compared to today where existing treatment
capacity is enough to meet the demand in the region.