Positions
Positions
We believe active participation in the political process is essential to our long-term success, and effective public policies are essential to addressing global sustainability challenges. We advance our public policy agenda through direct lobbying, involvement in various industry associations and the LYB Political Action Committee (LYB PAC). Our advocacy activities are directed toward advancing LYB business interests and fostering the protection and advancement of strong petrochemical and refining industries. Our commitment to transparency includes detailing our policy positions.
We support science-based public policies and legislative solutions to help drive the transition to plastic circularity.
We support policies promoting the development of a carbon capture and storage infrastructure at the scale required to enable the storage of currently unavoidable GHG emissions.
Our Climate Advocacy Report details our global climate policy positions, principles and trade association alignment.
We support EPR programs to help drive demand for recycled products, advance a circular economy and eliminate plastic pollution.
We endorse policies encouraging the further development of affordable and reliable low carbon hydrogen.
We support policies promoting significant increases in low carbon and renewable electricity and grid capacity upgrades to support high electricity demands related to the electrification of industrial processes.
Mechanical and chemical recycling are complementary, and policies supporting both are critical to successfully advance a circular economy for plastics.
Our commitment to providing solutions for everyday sustainable living requires a sound understanding of the product life cycle of the products we produce.
We support a global agreement to eliminate new plastic pollution while ensuring plastics remain an integral part of everyday sustainable living.
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