Confronting the interconnection of chemical pollution and climate change

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The authors examine the interconnected challenges of climate change, chemical pollution, and biodiversity loss, emphasizing that climate mitigation often overlooks chemicals and materials. As most chemicals come from petrochemicals, reducing fossil fuel use requires shifting to alternative carbon sources, but this alone may worsen biodiversity loss. They propose a comprehensive strategy to address the interconnections between chemical pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss.

Author(s)

Simona A. Bălan, Saskia K. van Bergen, Ann Blake, Topher Buck, Scott Coffin, Jamie C. DeWitt, Gretta Goldenman, Frank A. von Hippel, Sophia von Hippel, Christopher P. Leonetti, David Rist, Martin Scheringer and Xenia Trier

Publication Date

05 February 2025

Publisher

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

DOI / URL

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Resource Type

Academic Journal Article

Systems Addressed

Climate • Ecosystems

Uses the term polycrisis

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