This statistic shows a forecast of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the plastic lifecycle worldwide from 2019 to 2050. By 2050, global GHG emissions from the plastic lifecycle are forecast to reach around 2.80 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. This figure is compatible to the emissions generated from some 615 coal plants of 500 megawatts operating at full capacity.
Forecast of greenhouse gas emissions from the plastic lifecycle worldwide from 2019 to 2050 (in billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Environmental Integrity Project, & Break Free From Plastic, & CIEL, & FracTracker Alliance, & GAIA, & 5 Gyres. (May 14, 2019). Forecast of greenhouse gas emissions from the plastic lifecycle worldwide from 2019 to 2050 (in billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011906/forecast-ghg-plastic-lifecycle-globally/
Environmental Integrity Project, und Break Free From Plastic, und CIEL, und FracTracker Alliance, und GAIA, und 5 Gyres. "Forecast of greenhouse gas emissions from the plastic lifecycle worldwide from 2019 to 2050 (in billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. May 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011906/forecast-ghg-plastic-lifecycle-globally/
Environmental Integrity Project, Break Free From Plastic, CIEL, FracTracker Alliance, GAIA, 5 Gyres. (2019). Forecast of greenhouse gas emissions from the plastic lifecycle worldwide from 2019 to 2050 (in billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011906/forecast-ghg-plastic-lifecycle-globally/
Environmental Integrity Project, and Break Free From Plastic, and CIEL, and FracTracker Alliance, and GAIA, and 5 Gyres. "Forecast of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Plastic Lifecycle Worldwide from 2019 to 2050 (in Billion Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011906/forecast-ghg-plastic-lifecycle-globally/
Environmental Integrity Project & Break Free From Plastic & CIEL & FracTracker Alliance & GAIA & 5 Gyres, Forecast of greenhouse gas emissions from the plastic lifecycle worldwide from 2019 to 2050 (in billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011906/forecast-ghg-plastic-lifecycle-globally/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Forecast of greenhouse gas emissions from the plastic lifecycle worldwide from 2019 to 2050 (in billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Environmental Integrity Project, & Break Free From Plastic, & CIEL, & FracTracker Alliance, & GAIA, & 5 Gyres, May 14, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011906/forecast-ghg-plastic-lifecycle-globally/