More than 350m metric tonnes of plastic waste is produced a year, and by 2060 plastic waste is set to increase to 1bn metric tonnes.
The UK government argues its financial guarantees are in line with its support for a global transition towards net zero.
UKEF said Ineos had promised to become carbon neutral for Scope 1 and 2 emissions 10 years after the start of operations
The production of plastic is, however, hugely carbon intensive. Over 99% of plastic comes from fossil fuels and plastic production is by far the largest industrial oil, gas and electricity user in the EU
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Clever that isn’t it? Get the money floodgates opened then 10 years later maybe buy some carbon offsets that will do absolutely fekk all and won‘t even touch the sides of this monstrous money-making machine. Fekk the planet by all means if you absolutely must but at least be honest about it. What an utter joke, and actually being greenlit by you and I through the UK govt
The UK government argues its financial guarantees are in line with its support for a global transition towards net zero.
UKEF said Ineos had promised to become carbon neutral for Scope 1 and 2 emissions 10 years after the start of operations
The production of plastic is, however, hugely carbon intensive. Over 99% of plastic comes from fossil fuels and plastic production is by far the largest industrial oil, gas and electricity user in the EU
UK gives £600m backing to Jim Ratcliffe’s ‘carbon bomb’ petrochemical plant
Campaigners say Ineos project in Antwerp will turbocharge plastic production on a scale not seen before in Europe
www.theguardian.com
Clever that isn’t it? Get the money floodgates opened then 10 years later maybe buy some carbon offsets that will do absolutely fekk all and won‘t even touch the sides of this monstrous money-making machine. Fekk the planet by all means if you absolutely must but at least be honest about it. What an utter joke, and actually being greenlit by you and I through the UK govt
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