The Climate Consequences of Plastics

Our live webcasts will be streamed at www.eesi.org/livecast Reduce and Reuse: How to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Building Materials, Plastics, and Foo Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Dec 08 Building Materials: From Production to Reuse Dec 09 The Climate Consequences of Plastics Dec 10 Reducing Emissions by Reducing Food Waste The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a briefing series about the climate impacts of producing building materials, plastics, and food. Panelists will explain the upstream greenhouse gas emissions generated from the production of these materials and discuss solutions designed to reduce those emissions at scale. Plastic production is expected to account for an increasing portion of global oil consumption and its resulting greenhouse gas emissions as plastics become more ubiquitous worldwide. Panelists will discuss findings from Beyond Plastics’ new report, The New Coal: Plastics and Climate Change; how emissions associated with plastic production affect communities across the country; and potential policy solutions.