Plastic's GHG emissions could outpace those from coal by 2030: report
A report published Thursday from Beyond Plastics, a nonprofit working to end single-use plastic pollution, finds that the U.S. plastics industry is the source of 232 million tons of greenhouse gases per year, 15 million tons of which comes from burning plastics in municipal waste.
Report: Plastics industry will release more GHGs than coal plants in the US by 2030
Plastics are on track to contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than coal plants in the US by 2030, according to new report by Beyond Plastics, a nationwide project based at Bennington College in Vermont.
One Planet: US Plastics To Outpace Coal In Driving Climate Change By 2030
On this edition of One Planet Series, we're discussing a new Beyond Plastics report that finds plastics will release more greenhouse gas emissions than coal plants in the US by 2030.
Fossil-Fuel Greed: As Coal Power Plants Shut Down, Plastics Production Intensifies
New research connects the climate crisis and plastics pollution in a way that further illustrates our petroleum problem. We will likely shrug our collective shoulders and then grouse about gasoline prices.
US Plastics Industry Will Have More Emissions Than Coal by 2030, New Report Says
With dozens of new plastics manufacturing and recycling facilities in the works, the U.S. plastics industry will release more greenhouse gas emissions than coal-fired power plants by 2030, say the authors of a new report.
Plastics' emissions outstrip coal
A new report by the Bennington College based Beyond Plastics finds that plastic production will produce more carbon than coal by 2030. Fossil fuel companies are turning to plastic production as a new source of revenue the report finds, with current emissions from plastics production equivalent to 116 coal-fired power plants.
Report predicts climate impact from plastics industry will outpace coal by 2030
A new report says that in less than a decade, the plastics industry will contribute more to climate change than coal-fired power plants. The report called The New Coal: Plastics and Climate Change and is from Beyond Plastics, a project based at Bennington College in Vermont.
Plastics Destined to Create More Emissions Than Coal in the US, Study Finds
Newly compiled data on the 10 stages of plastic production, usage and disposal show the U.S. plastics industry is releasing at least 232 million tons of greenhouse gases per year, equivalent to 116 average-sized coal-fired power plants.
Plastics are worse than coal for climate change. Does anyone care?
Plastics are expected to contribute more to climate change than coal-powered generating plants within the next decade, a new report by U.S. environmental organization Beyond Plastics has found.
Plastic will create more pollution in US than coal by 2030, study says
By the end of the decade, the contribution of the United States’ plastics industry to climate change will exceed that of coal-fired power, says a study.
Report: Plastic is on track to become a bigger climate problem than coal
A new report details 10 ways, from fracking to incineration, that plastic contributes to global warming.
US: Plastics to overtake coal’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, says study
A new report by Bennington College’s Beyond Plastics project has revealed that the plastics industry in the US will be releasing more greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) than coal-powered electricity generating plants by the end of the decade.
Climate pollution from plastics to outpace coal emissions in US by 2030, report finds
With dozens of new plastics manufacturing and recycling facilities in the works, the U.S. plastics industry will release more greenhouse gas emissions than coal-fired power plants by 2030, say the authors of a new report.
Emissions from plastics to surpass coal as major climate change contributor by 2030, finds a report
By 2030, the plastics industry will release more greenhouse gas emissions than coal plants in the United States. It is already releasing at least 232 million tonnes of greenhouse gases each year, which is the equivalent of 116 average-sized coal-fired power plants.
Plastics to outpace coal’s greenhouse gas emissions in US by 2030: report
The carbon-intensive production of plastics is on pace to emit more greenhouse gases than coal-fired power plants within this decade, undercutting global efforts to tackle climate change, a report released on Thursday said.
Net Zero: Energy transition puts 880,000 jobs at risk: report
New research from Bennington College and Beyond Plastics found that the production of plastics is set to emit more greenhouse gas emissions than coal-fired power plants within this decade.
Plastics Could Release More Emissions Than Coal by 2030, Study Finds
Plastic has infiltrated every aspect of our lives and planet, with microplastics in our tea bags and even plastic pollution found in some of the most remote parts of the world. It's no secret that our reliance on these fossil fuel-based products and packages is damaging Earth, but a new report from Beyond Plastics shows just how detrimental plastic can be.
Plastic industry’s contribution to climate change to outpace coal by 2030
Plastics are on track to contribute more climate change emissions than coal plants by 2030, according to a new report.
Plastic industry pollution to overtake coal in US by 2030, report says
Plastic pollution usually conjures images of grocery bags blowing in the wind or nurdles lodged in a seabird’s stomach. But soon, plastic pollution may take on another meaning, as a new report forecasts that the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions in the US will outpace those of coal by the end of the decade.
Report calls plastics the “new coal”
If current production trends keep up, plastics could be a bigger source of greenhouse gases in the U.S. than the coal industry by 2030. That’s according to a report out Thursday that analyzes emissions from all the layers of the plastic chain for the first time.