This statistic shows a forecast of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the plastic lifecycle worldwide from 2019 to 2050. By 2050, global GHG emissions from the plastic lifecycle are forecast to reach around **** billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. This figure is compatible to the emissions generated from some *** coal plants of *** megawatts operating at full capacity.
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Environmental Integrity Project, & Break Free From Plastic, & CIEL, & FracTracker Alliance, & GAIA, & 5 Gyres. (May 14, 2019). Forecast of greenhouse gas emissions from the plastic lifecycle worldwide from 2019 to 2050 (in billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 14, 2026, from /statistics/1011906/forecast-ghg-plastic-lifecycle-globally/
Environmental Integrity Project, und Break Free From Plastic, und CIEL, und FracTracker Alliance, und GAIA, und 5 Gyres. "Forecast of greenhouse gas emissions from the plastic lifecycle worldwide from 2019 to 2050 (in billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. May 14, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 14, 2026. /statistics/1011906/forecast-ghg-plastic-lifecycle-globally/
Environmental Integrity Project, Break Free From Plastic, CIEL, FracTracker Alliance, GAIA, 5 Gyres. (2019). Forecast of greenhouse gas emissions from the plastic lifecycle worldwide from 2019 to 2050 (in billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 14, 2026. /statistics/1011906/forecast-ghg-plastic-lifecycle-globally/
Environmental Integrity Project, and Break Free From Plastic, and CIEL, and FracTracker Alliance, and GAIA, and 5 Gyres. "Forecast of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Plastic Lifecycle Worldwide from 2019 to 2050 (in Billion Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 May 2019, /statistics/1011906/forecast-ghg-plastic-lifecycle-globally/
Environmental Integrity Project & Break Free From Plastic & CIEL & FracTracker Alliance & GAIA & 5 Gyres, Forecast of greenhouse gas emissions from the plastic lifecycle worldwide from 2019 to 2050 (in billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1011906/forecast-ghg-plastic-lifecycle-globally/ (last visited July 14, 2026)
Forecast of greenhouse gas emissions from the plastic lifecycle worldwide from 2019 to 2050 (in billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Environmental Integrity Project, & Break Free From Plastic, & CIEL, & FracTracker Alliance, & GAIA, & 5 Gyres, May 14, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1011906/forecast-ghg-plastic-lifecycle-globally/
