Eunomia worked with WWF-UK to collect and analyse data and produce What’s in Store for the Planet: The impact of UK shopping baskets on climate & nature – 2024, the third in a series of annual reports that measure the environmental impacts of food shopping in the UK. Eunomia collected [...]
This study by Eunomia and the Quaker United Nations Office, conducted for Dalberg Catalyst with grant funding from the Rockefeller Foundation, presents the results of a second phase of research and modelling to understand the extent of subsidies for primary polymer production (PPP) and the potential impact of removing these. [...]
A new study by Systemiq, supported by Closed Loop Partners, Eunomia and The Recycling Partnership, outlines a roadmap to transform PET packaging and polyester textiles in the U.S. into circular, low-waste and low-emissions systems by 2040. Scaling proven, complementary circular economy solutions could cut non-recycled waste by half, reduce packaging [...]
This report for the Environmental Investigation Agency models whether a virgin plastic production reduction target of 40% by 2040 (40×40) could keep the plastics industry within a 1.5°C carbon budget. The research was commissioned after Rwanda and Peru proposed a global target to reduce 40% of virgin plastic production by [...]
Eunomia’s report, commissioned by the Minderoo Foundation, explores the potential effectiveness of a polymer premium to help funding implementation of the Global Plastics Treaty. A polymer premium would involve charging a fee ($US60-$90) to producers of primary plastic polymers – the ultimate source of all plastic pollution – per tonne [...]
This report commissioned by Fauna & Flora explores plastic credit schemes, including the scope of the market, the risks and uncertainties. We conducted an extensive literature review as well as interviews with stakeholders in the plastic credits sector, NGOs and waste picker associations as part of this research. Plastic credits [...]
Eunomia partnered with the University of the Western Cape to explore the feasibility, costs and benefits of a mandatory Deposit Return System (DRS) for used beverage containers in South Africa. The study found that a DRS could deliver significant environmental and economic benefits. The report concludes that a DRS carefully [...]
We’re proud to have partnered with Uber Eats on a new research report, ‘Delivering a More Sustainable Takeaway Packaging System’, which outlines actionable policy, infrastructure, and financial solutions that key stakeholders can adopt to facilitate the transition to more sustainable packaging in the last-mile delivery sector. Although takeaway packaging represents [...]
This report highlights the critical role of public authorities in advancing reuse systems for takeaway packaging. The report, developed in partnership with Eunomia Research & Consulting, shows that switching from single-use to reuse could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower hidden costs like litter and carbon impacts. Case studies [...]
This interim report represents the first comprehensive attempt to address significant information gaps regarding the level of subsidisation received by the primary plastics polymer (PPP) production industry. The report specifically examines the stages of production from the processing of raw plastic materials—such as steam cracking of naphtha, isolation of alkenes [...]
