During the event, organised by STEPS - Sustainable Plastics and Transition Pathways, we will highlight barriers and opportunities of using residues from agriculture to produce plastics, and present carbon dioxide as a controversial alternative. Could we be close to a future where carbon dioxide is seen as a valuable resourece instead of only a dangerous gas?

The event will end with a question and answer session with the audience. 

Panel participants 

• Christian Hulteberg, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, presents pros and cons with using carbon dioxide as a feedstock for making plastic products. What could and should the future look like?
• Johanna Lund, RISE, presents on crops and residues from crops, is it a good or bad way forward to use residues to produce plastics?
• Tobias Nielsen, Department of Political Science, Lund University, presents on plastics and governance: what is needed to initiate processes and structures to transition to a society where plastic is used sustainably?

Moderator, Ellen Palm, Environmental and Energy Systems Studies, LTH, Lund University.

The event is open and free of charge. It will be held in English.

About STEPS

STEPS is a research programme with a vision of a future society where plastics are sustainably produced, used and recycled.

Read more about STEPS