> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 2 evergreens</em></s> #### [[Clean electricity could make plastics a carbon sink]] While the production of [[plastics]] produces [[CO2]], much of it actually ends up within the plastic itself. This carbon would stay in the plastic until the plastic degrades--which takes hundreds of years. A similar but less efficient process could take place for [[concrete]]. > ![[10_Sources/books - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster#^308344252]] > ![[10_Sources/books - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster#^308667892]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SAPLING *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[climate change]], [[clean electricity]], [[plastics]] #### References ![[How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates#^citation]] > ![[10_Sources/books - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster#^308344253]]