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.
Confronting the interconnection of chemical pollution and climate change

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
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Resource Type
Academic Journal Article
Systems Addressed
Climate • Ecosystems