Pathways to reduce global plastic waste mismanagement and greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

IF 44.7 1区 综合性期刊 Q1 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Science Pub Date : 2024-11-14 DOI:10.1126/science.adr3837
A. Samuel Pottinger, Roland Geyer, Nivedita Biyani, Ciera C Martinez, Neil Nathan, Molly R Morse, Chao Liu, Shanying Hu, Magali de Bruyn, Carl Boettiger, Elijah Baker, Douglas J McCauley
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Plastic production and plastic pollution negatively affect our environment, environmental justice, and climate change. Using detailed global and regional plastics datasets coupled with socio-economic data, we employ machine learning to predict that, without intervention, annual mismanaged plastic waste will nearly double to 121 Mt (100 - 139 Mt 95% CI) by 2050. Annual greenhouse gas emissions from the plastic system are projected to grow by 37% to 3.35 Gt CO 2 equivalent (3.09 - 3.54 CO 2 e) over the same period. The United Nations plastic pollution treaty presents a unique opportunity to reshape these outcomes. We simulate eight candidate treaty policies and find that just four could together reduce mismanaged plastic waste by 91% (86% - 98%) and gross plastic-related greenhouse gas emissions by one third.
到 2050 年减少全球塑料废物管理不善和温室气体排放的途径
塑料生产和塑料污染会对我们的环境、环境正义和气候变化产生负面影响。利用详细的全球和地区塑料数据集以及社会经济数据,我们通过机器学习预测,如果不采取干预措施,到 2050 年,每年管理不善的塑料垃圾将增加近一倍,达到 1.21 亿吨(1 亿吨 - 1.39 亿吨,95% CI)。同期,塑料系统的温室气体年排放量预计将增长 37%,达到 3.35 Gt CO 2 当量(3.09 - 3.54 CO 2 e)。联合国塑料污染条约为重塑这些结果提供了一个独特的机会。我们模拟了八项候选条约政策,发现仅四项政策就可将管理不善的塑料废物减少 91%(86% - 98%),将与塑料相关的温室气体排放总量减少三分之一。
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