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Winter is Coming: Plastic Has to Go, a CIEL Report

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Advocacy, Climate Change, Corporate Accountability, Fossil Fuel, Investing, Legislation, Plastic Production

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Activists, Business Owners, Investors, NGO Professionals, Policy Makers, Researchers, Scientists

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Report

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As the EU faces a looming gas shortage, EU countries are looking to consumers to shoulder the brunt of reductions and are pursuing deals to secure new fossil fuel supplies. At the same time, policymakers are leaving the plastics and petrochemicals sector untouched. A new report from Break Free From Plastic and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) explores the European market for plastics and petrochemicals, arguing that the EU can advance energy security by making cuts to these energy-intensive industries.

Led by Break Free From Plastic & CIEL, written by Amadeo Ghiotto and Delphine Lévi Alvarès. Published in September 2022

READ THE REPORT HERE

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