Mass Cultivation of Microalgae III: A Philosophical and Economic Exploration of Carbon Capture and Utilization

Anna-Karin Margareta Andersson (), Øyvind Stokke, Ukeje Jacob Agwu, Erik Westad Strømsheim, Richard Andre Ingebrigtsen, Geir-Henning Wintervoll, Terje Aspen and Hans Christian Eilertsen
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Anna-Karin Margareta Andersson: Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9019 Tromsø, Norway
Øyvind Stokke: Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9019 Tromsø, Norway
Ukeje Jacob Agwu: Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9019 Tromsø, Norway
Erik Westad Strømsheim: Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9019 Tromsø, Norway
Richard Andre Ingebrigtsen: Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9019 Tromsø, Norway
Geir-Henning Wintervoll: Finnfjord AS, 9305 Finnsnes, Norway
Terje Aspen: Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9019 Tromsø, Norway
Hans Christian Eilertsen: Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9019 Tromsø, Norway

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 24, 1-25

Abstract: This article discusses an innovative carbon capture and utilization project from societal, economic, and ethical perspectives. UiT—The Arctic University of Norway and the ferrosilicon producer Finnfjord AS, both located in Northern Norway, collaborate to develop sustainably produced fish feed by cultivating microalgae (diatoms) that feed on CO 2 from the factory fume. The microalgae biomass, when added to fish feed applied in the aquaculture industry, contributes nutrients that are essential to human and fish health. The project carries the potential to contribute to the operationalization of the Sustainable Development Goals. The present study is intended as a contribution to the literature focusing on CO 2 utilization as a means of achieving a sustainable “green” transition in the industry. By viewing the utilization of CO 2 through the lenses of biotechnology, a circular economy, ethics and philosophy, our research findings are relevant to sustainability scholars, industrial actors, and policy makers. It also presents future perspectives on how the aquaculture and manufacturing industries can contribute to the operationalizing of the Sustainable Development Goals in a rapidly evolving industrial environment that is now undergoing a paradigm shift.

Keywords: carbon capture and utilization; sustainable aquaculture; climate ethics; circular economy; applied philosophy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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