Research reports and studiesSeptember 2020Sam Pickard and Samuel SharpDesktop computer and keyboard. Photo: Egor Oxford/UnsplashThe electrical and electronic equipment sector was responsible for 18 million tonnes of plastic demand in 2015, having grown 3.8% a year over the two previous decades. This report explores the technical feasibility of phasing out the use of fossil plastic in electrical and electronic equipment by 2050.This analysis is part of a broader research project investigating the technical potential for phasing out virgin plastic materials produced from fossil fuels by 2050. Our low-plastics-consumption scenario illustrates how the consumption of plastic materials could be drastically reduced by 2050, compared with a business-as-usual scenario.Read the research Phasing out plastics: the electrical and electronic equipment sectorDocumentpdfRelated Phasing out plasticsThis report explores the potential for extensive emission reductions in the plastics sector.Research reports and studies20 September 2020Phasing out plastics: the automotive sectorThis report explores the technical feasibility of phasing out fossil-fuel plastics in the automotive industry by 2050.Research reports and studies20 September 2020 Phasing out plastics: the construction sectorThis report illustrates how the construction sector presents an enormous opportunity to reduce the use of plastic by 2050.Research reports and studies20 September 2020 Phasing out plastics: the packaging sectorThis study presents a low-plastic-consumption vision for 2050 compatible with containing the rise in average global temperature to 1.5°C.Research reports and studies20 September 2020See more:climateclimate changeGlobal
