12 Dec 2022 --- Researchers at the University of Utrecht, Netherlands, have released an analysis projecting that CO2 emissions from the plastics sector will likely more than triple by the year 2100. The study offers three key mitigation strategies centered on bioplastics, renewable energy resources and high-quality recycling. The authors recommend several urgent changes the industry and policymakers must make to avoid increasing emissions. PackagingInsights speaks with Dr. Paul Stegmann of the Energy & Resources group at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development about the research and how it can inform packaging industry tactics, governmental policies and the ongoing negotiations for an international UN treaty on plastic pollution.
