Petrochemicals

The oil, gas, and petrochemical industry wields substantial power in both the climate and plastics treaty negotiations, and has used that power to stymie progress in both. Rather than repeat the failures of the climate negotiations, plastics negotiators should seek to create a “plastics club” for ambitious action. 

A new investigation exposes the toxic supply chain fueling global plastic production, shedding new light on the critical players driving the plastics and climate crises. The findings were used to build the Fracked Plastics Map, an interactive tool that traces the connections between more than 25 major consumer brands and petrochemicals sourced from fracking.

The report exposes the climate footprint of the planned petrochemical buildout in America. It identifies the most climate-damaging projects and products, demonstrates carbon capture’s inability to significantly mitigate emissions, and uncovers how taxpayers are being misled into funding polluting projects sold as ‘climate solutions.’ 

This online ‘mapping portal’ offers a new tool to local residents and their allies to investigate the transformation of the land from ‘Plantation Country’ to the ‘Petrochemical Corridor’. Locals breathe some of the country's most toxic air and suffer one of the highest risks of cancer and other serious health ailments.

A case for turning off the petrochemical industry’s plastic production tap to reduce European Union’s dependency on fossil fuels and Russia.

This guide is an informational resource for communities facing the threat of petrochemical production and expansion. It informs community leaders, organizers, and attorneys of the risks and impacts of petrochemical production and use, and ways to raise concerns about existing or proposed facilities.

The energy sector is facing significant reduction demand for fossil fuel products as the world transitions to cleaner sources of electricity and fuel. This report explores a range of risks within the plastic and petrochemical sectors.

Toxic Tours is a community-led storytelling and mapping experience on the impacts of plastic production on frontline communities.