The report highlights the rapid expansion of the petrochemical sector as well as the range and growth of economic, infrastructural, and political interlinkages with the fossil fuel extraction sector. It argues that these developments and dynamics are crucial to understanding pathways, strategies, and interventions for a low-carbon transition for petrochemicals.

The report is the result of a collaborative research project on petrochemicals and climate change governance. 
 
During the day, key insights from the report will be presented as well as discussions on the future of the industry with two panels of invited researchers and experts.
 
13.00     Introduction: Chemicals, climate, and insights from IPCC AR6 (Lars J Nilsson)
13.15.    Key insights from the project (Joachim Tilsted, Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, Johan Rootzen)
14.10     Keynote: Pathways to a planet-compatible chemicals industry (Jonathan Cullen)
14.30     Coffee break
14.50     Panel 1: The upstream connections between petrochemicals and fossil fuels (Jakob Skovgaard, Delphine Levi Alvares, Tridibesh Dey)
15.30     Short break
15.40     Panel 2: The global plastics treaty and the need to reform downstream international governance (Carolyn Deere   Birkbeck, Tobias Nielsen, Bethanie Carney Almroth, Anne Aittomaki)
16.20      Wrap-up

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