Plastic contributes more emissions than aviation and shipping Industries

Here are the key findings: Plastics contribute 3.4% (1.8 billion tonnes) of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions every year — more than either the Aviation (1.9%) and Shipping (1.7%) industries 93% of plastics are made with fossil fuels — 14% of all extracted oil goes towards it 60% of plastic emissions come from its production, 29% from distribution, 11% from… 

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