Petrochemicals & Climate

Over 99% of plastic comes from fossil fuel. The plastic pollution crisis is intertwined with the climate crisis and vice versa. Learn more from the movement’s Plastics and climate campaigns.

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How Fracked Gas, Cheap Oil, and Unburnable Coal are Driving the Plastics Boom

How Fracked Gas, Cheap Oil, and Unburnable Coal are Driving the Plastics Boom is the second in an ongoing series, Fueling Plastics, that examines the links between plastics and fossil fuels.

Fossils, Plastics, and Petrochemical Feedstocks

Fossils, Plastics, & Petrochemical Feedstocks is the first in an ongoing series, Fueling Plastics, that examines the links between plastics and fossil fuels.

Untested Assumptions and Unanswered Questions in the Plastics Boom

The Long-Term Prospects for the Plastics Boom is the fourth in an ongoing series, Fueling Plastics, that examines the links between plastics and fossil fuels.

Plastic and Climate, The hidden cost of a plastic planet

This report examines each of the stages of the plastic lifecycle to identify the major sources of greenhouse gas emissions, sources of uncounted emissions, and uncertainties that likely lead to underestimation of plastic’s climate impacts.

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The fading shimmer of sachets

December 03, 2021 by admin

The death of Mr. C K Rajkumar made the news on October 7, 2020. An innovator and entrepreneur at heart, the article honoured Mr. CK Raj Kumar as the ‘sachet king’.

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Celebrating Black Community Leadership on Juneteenth

June 19, 2021 by admin

Break Free From Plastic works to envision a future free from plastic pollution that advances environmental justice, social justice, and racial justice all together as part of a single, globally-connected Movement for Justice.

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Newly launched Plastic Atlas Asia edition provides an Asia-focused overview of the plastic pollution crisis

April 23, 2021 by admin

Joint publication also features a chapter on “plastic pandemic” revealing how the oil and gas industry will ramp up plastic production in the coming years

Petrochemicals & Climate Press Release

Petrochemicals & Climate, Press Release

Facing Finance

March 05, 2021 by Estelle Eonnet

Top European banks, including Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank, are contributing massively to global plastic pollution through their billion-dollar investments and financing of the plastics industry, according to Facing Finance’s Dirty Profits report, launched today. None of the banks investigated in the reporthave a comprehensive plastic policy yet, either for chain of production or the consumer goods sector.

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