diff --git a/src/component/ProblemStatement.js b/src/component/ProblemStatement.js index 5babb05..8e667c2 100644 --- a/src/component/ProblemStatement.js +++ b/src/component/ProblemStatement.js @@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ export default function ProblemStatement() { - 98 % + 1200 t - Globally, 98% of the 400 million metric tonnes of plastic produced yearly is derived from fossil fuels, with 3 metric tonnes of fossil fuel consumed per 1 metric tonne of plastic.[source: our world in data] + (metric tonnes) of fossil fuels are utilized to generate 98% of the annual 400 million metric tonnes of plastic. // [source: our world in data] 400 years - Plastic degradation takes over 400 years, and only 9% is currently able to recycled. [Source: NatGeo] + is the duration required for plastic degradation, with only 9% presently capable of being recycled. //[Source: NatGeo] - 3.3 % + 2 Gt - Plastics contribute to 3.3% of global emissions, amounting to approximately 2 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent annually.[source: our world in data] + (billion tonnes) of CO2 equivalent represents only 3.3% of global emissions attributed to plastic. // [source: our world in data] - 8 - 10 Million + 8 - 10 Mt - Annually, 8-10 million metric tonnes of plastic enter oceans, worsening the accumulation. Over 700 species suffer negative interactions with marine litter[mainly plastics], leading to about 100,000 animal deaths yearly due to entanglement. + (million metric tonnes) of plastic enter the oceans annually, worsening the buildup and causing around 100,000 animal deaths due to entanglement. // [source: our world in data]