Strategies to reduce the global carbon footprint of plastics
Strategies to reduce the global carbon footprint of plastics, Published online: 15 April 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0459-z
The life-cycle GHG emissions from plastics are expected to increase. Here, it is shown that an aggressive strategy of decarbonizing energy infrastructure, improving recycling, adopting bio-based plastics and reducing demand is required to keep emissions below 2015 levels.
