1. A method of assessing environmental performance, the method comprising: receiving, by a processing device, input data related to aspects of an energy industry operation associated with extraction of hydrocarbons from an earth formation, the input data including parameters of the energy industry operation, the parameters including a selected type of fluid selected for injection into at least one of a borehole and the earth formation; estimating a first environmental impact of the operation based on the input data; selecting an alternative implementation of the operation, the alternative implementation including an alternative type of fluid that is different than the selected type of fluid; estimating a second environmental impact of the alternative implementation; comparing the first environmental impact and the second environmental impact; and generating an output based on the comparison, the output indicating a change in environmental impact associated with replacing the operation with the alternative implementation.