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The Wild West of plastic credits and offsets

GreenBiz

The Wild West of plastic credits and offsets. There’s a new kid on the block of sustainability claims being made by businesses: "plastic neutrality." Thanks to the rise in plastics pledges, an emerging and undefined market for plastic offsets is just beginning to take shape. Lauren Phipps. Mon, 02/08/2021 - 01:30.

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The war on plastics, 2022: A change of climate

GreenBiz

The climate crisis represents a new front on the war on plastics. Are you ready?

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The U.S. Plastics Pact launches new initiative to redesign the plastics value chain at Circularity 20

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Plastics Pact launches new initiative to redesign the plastics value chain at Circularity 20. recycling system had been a mess for far longer — seeing as the country never fully developed the infrastructure to recycle anywhere near the amount of plastic waste it produces. Plastics Pact. Holly Secon. Of course, the U.S.

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Amazon eliminates 15 billion plastic ‘air pillows’ from delivery boxes

GreenBiz

The retailer’s latest step to remove single-use plastic across its North American distribution network.

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

Not only that, but eFuels can also replace petroleum as a key component in the creation of chemicals and plastic solvents. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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The US is a plastic mismanagement leader

GreenBiz

One of the world's biggest contributors to the plastic crisis has yet to pass meaningful federal regulation on plastic pollution, but a new bill may change that.

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ExxonMobil’s $10 billion plan to boost plastics production in China

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disregards China’s plans to increase plastics production. A new climate agreement with the U.S.

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