The implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is indispensable for building a sustainable and just future for all humans and our planet. The SDGs are global goals. However, their implementation equally calls for action by a variety of actors in government, business, and civil society. Thus, policy making as well as industrial innovation efforts need to be designed to facilitate rather than hinder the implementation of the SDGs. Consequently, it is necessary to ensure that the possible environmental, economic, and societal impacts of technological innovations aiming for public support and funding in research, development, and market implementation are aligned with the respective objectives of the SDGs. Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) applications are an example of such innovations. By capturing and utilizing CO₂, they are intended to have positive impacts on economy, society, and environment. Next to industries’ own efforts to advance such technologies, CCU is currently funded by governments in several countries, and such funding is likely to increase. Therefore, an assessment of the compatibility of CCU technologies with the SDGs is as much necessary as it is overdue. Hence, this paper elucidates on how CCU might contribute to or hinder the delivery of the SDGs. By comparing CCUs against the SDGs, it can be concluded that, under certain conditions, they might deliver contributions to several SDGs. The main contributions are expected within the context of energy transition processes, and in societal advancements that are linked to technological progress. For eight out of the seventeen SDGs, positive and indirect negative effects can be predicted. Therefore, the development and implementation of CCU aligned with the SDGs poses a challenge for policy makers when designing frameworks and funding schemes. Specific risks need to be monitored and considered in policy making. This paper therefore argues that the SDGs should be used as a framework for assessing potential societal effects of CCU technologies. The findings demonstrate that such an approach is necessary in order to identify and enhance the positive (and avoid indirect negative) effects that CCU technologies might have on people, prosperity and planet.

联合国可持续发展目标（SDGs）的实施对于为所有人和我们的星球建设一个可持续的，公正的未来是必不可少的。可持续发展目标是全球目标。但是，它们的实施同样需要政府，企业和公民社会中的各种行为者采取行动。因此，需要在政策制定和产业创新方面进行努力，以促进而不是阻碍可持续发展目标的实施。因此，有必要确保旨在为研究，开发和市场实施提供公共支持和资金的技术创新对环境，经济和社会的影响与可持续发展目标的各自目标保持一致。碳捕集与利用（CCU）应用就是此类创新的一个例子。通过捕获和利用CO₂，它们旨在对经济，社会和环境产生积极影响。除了行业自己为促进此类技术的努力外，CCU目前还由多个国家的政府提供资金，并且此类资金可能会增加。因此，有必要评估CCU技术与SDG的兼容性。因此，本文阐明了CCU如何有助于或阻碍SDG的交付。通过将CCU与SDG进行比较，可以得出结论，在某些条件下，CCU可能会为多个SDG做出贡献。预计在能源过渡过程以及与技术进步相关的社会进步方面将做出主要贡献。对于十七个可持续发展目标中的八个，可以预测出正面和间接的负面影响。因此，在制定框架和筹资计划时，与可持续发展目标保持一致的CCU的开发和实施对政策制定者构成了挑战。在制定政策时，需要监控和考虑特定的风险。因此，本文认为，应将可持续发展目标用作评估CCU技术潜在社会效应的框架。研究结果表明，这种方法对于识别和增强CCU技术可能对人类，繁荣和地球产生的积极（并避免间接的消极）影响是必要的。因此，本文认为，应将可持续发展目标用作评估CCU技术潜在社会效应的框架。研究结果表明，这种方法对于识别和增强CCU技术可能对人类，繁荣和地球产生的积极（并避免间接的消极）影响是必要的。因此，本文认为，应将可持续发展目标用作评估CCU技术潜在社会效应的框架。研究结果表明，这种方法对于识别和增强CCU技术可能对人类，繁荣和地球产生的积极（并避免间接的消极）影响是必要的。