How does plastic pollution help cause climate change?

The link between plastic pollution and climate change should become more apparent as a result of the talks. Both are of breathtaking significance in terms of the billions/trillions of dollars people will increasingly be forced to pay toward their mitigation and repair. read more

But wait—there's something else that demands to be talked about, and it needs to be talked about on the level we've seen in Paris these past two weeks: plastic pollution. The link between plastic pollution and climate change should become more apparent as a result of the talks. read more

Several ways. Plastic is made from fossil fuels. While the plastic embodies some of the fossils fuels, many other contaminants like methane are lost during the acquisition of the fossils and the manufacturing processes. read more

1. Carbon pollution. The plastic industry creates billions and billions of tonnes of carbon pollution every year, which is the key cause of climate change. For starters, most plastic is made from oil or gas which are fossil fuels that in turn use other fossil fuels to be extracted from the ground. read more