Abstract Successful implementation of emerging environmentally better technologies depends on different factors: technical, environmental, economic, and social. Here, we focus on the role of policy makers to include social conditions in the development and implementation of environmentally better technologies. The objective is to determine what social aspects should be prioritized by policy makers to enforce the inclusion of social aspects in the development process and implementation stages leading to successful deployment of an environmentally better technology. The approach developed is based on social life cycle assessment to identify social hotspots at three scales of country, province and sector and suggest that these three layers must integrate and synergistically work together to handle social barriers for environmentally better technology evolution and implementation. The results are discussed from a policy perspective to inform policy makers on social aspects that should be legislated at different levels to create ideal social conditions for environmentally better technologies deployment. An example of oil and gas technologies in Alberta, Canada is used to illustrate the application of this approach. The approach identifies appropriate social aspects to consider for technology and innovation policy development that should reinforce successful implementation.

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从社会热点到成功实施环境更佳技术的政策？加拿大艾伯塔省油气技术社会生命周期评估实例

摘要 新兴环保技术的成功实施取决于不同的因素：技术、环境、经济和社会。在这里，我们关注政策制定者的作用，将社会条件纳入环境更好的技术的开发和实施中。目标是确定决策者应优先考虑哪些社会方面，以强制将社会方面纳入开发过程和实施阶段，从而成功部署环境更好的技术。开发的方法基于社会生命周期评估，以确定国家三个尺度的社会热点，省和部门，并建议这三个层面必须整合和协同工作，以处理环境更好的技术发展和实施的社会障碍。从政策角度讨论结果，以告知政策制定者应在不同层面立法的社会方面，以便为环境更好的技术部署创造理想的社会条件。以加拿大艾伯塔省的石油和天然气技术为例来说明这种方法的应用。该方法确定了技术和创新政策制定要考虑的适当社会方面，以加强成功实施。从政策角度讨论结果，以告知政策制定者应在不同层面立法的社会方面，以便为环境更好的技术部署创造理想的社会条件。以加拿大艾伯塔省的石油和天然气技术为例来说明这种方法的应用。该方法确定了技术和创新政策制定要考虑的适当社会方面，以加强成功实施。从政策角度讨论结果，以告知政策制定者应在不同层面立法的社会方面，以便为环境更好的技术部署创造理想的社会条件。以加拿大艾伯塔省的石油和天然气技术为例来说明这种方法的应用。该方法确定了技术和创新政策制定要考虑的适当社会方面，以加强成功实施。