@inquiline great piece, that puts many alarming but solidly proven findings in one place!
not all oil is burned. A lot is simply feedstock for the petrochemical industry to churn out plastics. And the industry has long seen plastics as its saviour
leading to
lobbyists are fighting to protect the ability of plastics producers to keep on producing
and
Petrochemicals—the sector of the oil and gas industry that produces materials and inputs downstream of petroleum—is expected to account for more than a third of the growth in oil demand by 2030, and nearly half of the growth by 2050. Needless to say, the petrochemical firms’ sustainability agenda consists of advocating for recycling, rather than production curbs
emphasis mine, since
Less than 10 percent of all plastics that go into waste streams are recycled
and then they detail several known harms from plastic itself, from human health to choked animals.
