Study: Replacements For Plastic Products Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions In Nearly All Cases
by Steven Hayward 2 days ago in News And Opinion, Renewables Reading Time: 2 mins read
So we went and banned plastic straws and plastic bags in much of California and elsewhere because they are made from fossil fuels and a solitary turtle was once found snorting fentanyl through a plastic straw, or something. [emphasis, links added]
In any case, Greta/Gaia was displeased, so plastic products had to go.
Well, guess what: the substitutes for plastic products mostly produce higher greenhouse gas emissions than plastic. Not by just a little but by a lot.
A study in Environmental Science and Technology published in January has the goods, entitled “Replacing Plastics with Alternatives Is Worse for Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Most Cases.”
https://climatechangedispatch.com/study-replacements-for-plastic-increase-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-nearly-all-cases/
