Hi Scott! Great Presentation at the PH Accelerator this week!
Thought I would reply with some thoughts here:
- Since Product Category Rules are still created by the industry themselves, I really wonder if fossil fuel derivatives such as plastics, are really accounting for their impact. There is a recent report that summarizes some new public data about plastic, and how fracking is creating availability of cheap feed stocks and the real impact on GHG emissions is just being understood.
REPORT: The New Coal: Plastics & Climate Change — Beyond Plastics - Working To End Single-Use Plastic Pollution - Wood fiber insulation we are also a bit wary of because we also have a biodiversity crisis and forestry practices dont seem to be where they need to, to ensure we should advocate for more wood use.
- Mineral wool is a mixture of slag+stone (some have more stone than others). Anyway, it seems this product has a path forward to de-carbonize, if slag comes from electric arc furnaces and high heat processes are run on renewable energy (including green hydrogen).