Extended Data Fig. 4: The flow chart on the left shows the global value chain analysis of the EU’s carbon footprint due to plastics production in 2015 (254 Mt CO2-equivalents, 100%) and the small graphs on the right show the temporal evolution of the EU’s carbon footprint due to plastics production from 1995 to 2030 under different scenarios (2-degree and 6-degree scenario until 210034,35).
From: Growing environmental footprint of plastics driven by coal combustion
The flow chart on the left shows the global value chain analysis of the EU’s carbon footprint due to plastics production in 2015 (254 Mt CO2-equivalents, 100%) and the small graphs on the right show the temporal evolution of the EU’s carbon footprint due to plastics production from 1995 to 2030 under different scenarios (2-degree and 6-degree scenario until 210034,35), following the format of Fig. 1 of the main article. The end-of-life stages of plastics (recycling, incineration, and landfills) contributed to another 19 Mt CO2-equivalents in 2015 (data not shown in this figure).
