The production of one metric ton of fiber packaging produces 0.7 metric tons of CO2 emissions, while the same figure for plastic packaging amounts to 1.8 metric tons of CO2, a study from 2018 revealed.
The intensity of the emissions is a useful tool to compare the level of emissions in the environment caused by different production processes. The forecasts indicated that by 2050 the CO2 emissions of fiber packaging will decline by 65 percent. However, the emissions of plastic packaging's production will decrease by only 21 percent by the same year.
Emissions of CO2 from production of plastic and fiber packaging in Europe in 2016 with a forecast for 2030 and 2050 (in metric tons CO2)*
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Material Economics. (January 1, 2018). Emissions of CO2 from production of plastic and fiber packaging in Europe in 2016 with a forecast for 2030 and 2050 (in metric tons CO2)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046052/emissions-intensity-of-plastic-and-fiber-packaging-production-in-europe/
Material Economics. "Emissions of CO2 from production of plastic and fiber packaging in Europe in 2016 with a forecast for 2030 and 2050 (in metric tons CO2)*." Chart. January 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046052/emissions-intensity-of-plastic-and-fiber-packaging-production-in-europe/
Material Economics. (2018). Emissions of CO2 from production of plastic and fiber packaging in Europe in 2016 with a forecast for 2030 and 2050 (in metric tons CO2)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046052/emissions-intensity-of-plastic-and-fiber-packaging-production-in-europe/
Material Economics. "Emissions of Co2 from Production of Plastic and Fiber Packaging in Europe in 2016 with a Forecast for 2030 and 2050 (in Metric Tons Co2)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046052/emissions-intensity-of-plastic-and-fiber-packaging-production-in-europe/
Material Economics, Emissions of CO2 from production of plastic and fiber packaging in Europe in 2016 with a forecast for 2030 and 2050 (in metric tons CO2)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046052/emissions-intensity-of-plastic-and-fiber-packaging-production-in-europe/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Emissions of CO2 from production of plastic and fiber packaging in Europe in 2016 with a forecast for 2030 and 2050 (in metric tons CO2)* [Graph], Material Economics, January 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046052/emissions-intensity-of-plastic-and-fiber-packaging-production-in-europe/
