
Europe’s ‘carbon bomb’ petrochemical plant: can it be stopped?
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The Environmental Impact of the Ineos Petrochemical Plant in Antwerp
The Flemish authorities gave permission for this plant in 2021. Ineos says the plant is going to be the most environmentally sustainable cracker in the world. They're trying to say that we are producing this but it's in being done in a sustainable friendly way. The comparison is quite interesting given that cracking factories have a notorious pollution rate into waterways and into the air. This is better than the worst if you like.
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