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Cement kilns are central to the growing plastic credits sector and burn waste for energy

Millions of tonnes of plastic waste flows into the environment each year

Cement kilns account for around eight percent of global carbon emissions

Open burning of plastic waste is common in Cambodia despite regulations banning the practice

Smoke belches from the Dora power station, one of several plants that residents blame for poor air quality in Baghdad

Authorities have shut some oil-fired factories or ordered them to phase out the fuel, but plants and refineries still spew smoke over the capital

Air pollution exacerbates numerous health issues such as asthma, cancer lung disease