Burning plastic waste for energy at odds with carbon neutrality

Source: https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/burning-plastic-waste-for-energy-at-odds-with-carbon-neutrality/4017584.article

Author: Cat Schofield

By 2050, converting plastic waste into energy will result in more carbon dioxide emissions than burning fossil fuels, a study by researchers in South Korea has projected. Their findings show plastic waste-to-energy conversion should be a far larger concern with regards to global heating than it currently is.