Plant-based plastic
Plant-based plastic
Avantium mixes sugar with feedstocks , such as agri-food or non-food biomass , with chemicals to create 100 % plant-based plastic PEF . to see what they can do . I think we can do so much better . A lot of people talk about abandoning fossil fuels , but no one is willing to do it . A lot of young people have . Talk about this with your children . What would you do for their generation ?”
It is this generation that will see the last drop of oil drained ( assumed to be in the 2050s ) and the last lump of coal burned ( the 2060s ). But is the planet prepared for this ?
“ I think the interesting thing is , look at the automotive industry ”, Tom says . “ Everything was gas and diesel . Now everything is electric vehicles . We were talking about hybrid cars , now EVs . I am an optimistic person . I think we [ understand ] what can happen in ten years ’ time . We need more radical change and solutions . If people don ’ t change , they will be out . If you don ' t change in time , you are going to be out .”
" Amsterdam is often heralded as the most sustainable city on earth - why does Tom think this is ? “ It ’ s a city where sustainability is very well organised ", says Tom .
“ I ’ m happy that it ’ s high up on the list ”, laughs Tom . “ It ’ s a city where sustainability is very well organised . Within our company , we encourage people to use their bicycles . I use an electric bike . To get to zero CO2 emissions , that is what is required .”
A fossil-free , net-zero world ? Let ' s go .
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