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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13030

28 September 2022
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment
To reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels, there is urgent need to decrease EU plastic production, according to NGO report
Brussels, 27/09/2022 (Agence Europe)

To reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels, the production of plastics should be decreased as a matter of urgency, according to a report by Break free from plastic and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) published on Tuesday 27 September.

The report shows that plastics and petrochemicals are the largest industrial consumers of oil, gas and electricity in the EU, with almost 40% of this energy used in the production of plastic packaging alone. For example, in...

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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
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