Research estimates plastic could emit 19 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The report estimates that with a range of “systems change” solutions, that pollution figure could be reduced to 41 mmt.“The next three to five years present a critical window for action to set the world on the path towards implementing the systems change scenario by 2040,” it warned.
Better recycling could cut pollution by a fifth, the report found, thanks to policies including the removal of fossil fuel subsidies and the enforcement of design rules to make items easier to treat. The remainder of the pollution cuts would be in better disposal of non-recyclable plastics, which UNEP said would need stronger design and safety standards, as well as rules making manufacturers responsible for products that shed microplastics for example.
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