Greenhouse gas mitigation for U.S. plastics production: energy first, feedstocks later

Plastics production is responsible for 1% and 3% of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and primary energy use, respectively. Replacing conventional plastics with bio-based plastics (made from renewable feedstocks) is frequently proposed as a way to mitigate these impacts. Comparatively little resea...

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Main Authors: I Daniel Posen, Paulina Jaramillo, Amy E Landis, W Michael Griffin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa60a7