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Corporate Greed and National Interests Torpedoed the UN Plastics Treaty

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/failed-plastics-treaty

#pollution #plastics #fossilfuels #capitalism #ecosocialism #plasticstreaty #plasticscrisis #externality #metabolicrift

Corporate Greed and National Interests Torpedoed the UN Plastics Treaty

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/failed-plastics-treaty

#pollution #plastics #fossilfuels #capitalism #ecosocialism #plasticstreaty #plasticscrisis #externality #metabolicrift

Corporate Greed and National Interests Torpedoed the UN Plastics Treaty

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/failed-plastics-treaty

#pollution #plastics #fossilfuels #capitalism #ecosocialism #plasticstreaty #plasticscrisis #externality #metabolicrift

Corporate Greed and National Interests Torpedoed the UN Plastics Treaty

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/failed-plastics-treaty

#pollution #plastics #fossilfuels #capitalism #ecosocialism #plasticstreaty #plasticscrisis #externality #metabolicrift

Corporate Greed and National Interests Torpedoed the UN Plastics Treaty

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/failed-plastics-treaty

#pollution #plastics #fossilfuels #capitalism #ecosocialism #plasticstreaty #plasticscrisis #externality #metabolicrift

Corporate Greed and National Interests Torpedoed the UN Plastics Treaty

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/failed-plastics-treaty

#pollution #plastics #fossilfuels #capitalism #ecosocialism #plasticstreaty #plasticscrisis #externality #metabolicrift

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#Plastic production is set to triple by 2060, fueled by petrochemical-producing countries.

A global “#PlasticsCrisis” is costing governments & taxpayers $1.5 trillion annually as they try to cope with escalating injuries, #disability & #deaths as the substance pollutes our land, seas & bodies, acc/to a new report by leading #medical journal The Lancet.

#law #PlasticsTreaty #PlasticPollution #FossilFuels #Oceans #Climate #health #wildlife
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01447-3/abstract

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#Plastic production is set to triple by 2060, fueled by petrochemical-producing countries.

A global “#PlasticsCrisis” is costing governments & taxpayers $1.5 trillion annually as they try to cope with escalating injuries, #disability & #deaths as the substance pollutes our land, seas & bodies, acc/to a new report by leading #medical journal The Lancet.

#law #PlasticsTreaty #PlasticPollution #FossilFuels #Oceans #Climate #health #wildlife
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01447-3/abstract

@AskPippa @medmastodon

So in a sense they can really make the #PlasticsCrisis headache go away?

@AskPippa @medmastodon

So in a sense they can really make the #PlasticsCrisis headache go away?

Greatest respect to UN Secretary General who continues to push and prod for action addressing the #ClimateCrisis, #BiodiversityCrisis and #PlasticsCrisis, let alone speaking on the injustices in war situations like Gaza.

Greatest respect to UN Secretary General who continues to push and prod for action addressing the #ClimateCrisis, #BiodiversityCrisis and #PlasticsCrisis, let alone speaking on the injustices in war situations like Gaza.

Here is an unexpected candidate for #monsterdon if only because, looking beyond the title to the subject, this film could have been made yesterday with this script, but it wasn't, it was made FIFTY YEARS AGO.
#climateAction #plasticscrisis #anthropocene #massextinction #nostradamus #theydidntlistenthen #theyarentlisteningnow #perhapstheyneverwill

Nosutoradamusu No Daiyogen/Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) : Internet Archive
https://archive.org/details/NosutoradamusuNoDaiyogen1974

Here is an unexpected candidate for #monsterdon if only because, looking beyond the title to the subject, this film could have been made yesterday with this script, but it wasn't, it was made FIFTY YEARS AGO.
#climateAction #plasticscrisis #anthropocene #massextinction #nostradamus #theydidntlistenthen #theyarentlisteningnow #perhapstheyneverwill

Nosutoradamusu No Daiyogen/Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) : Internet Archive
https://archive.org/details/NosutoradamusuNoDaiyogen1974

The Plastic Industry’s Latest Delay Tactic: “Plastic Offsets”
It’s modeled on carbon offsets. It has a lot of the same problems.

In depth article in the New Republic on the rise of 'Plastics Offsets', instead of researching plastics alternatives and reducing plastics production.

Well worth reading.

https://newrepublic.com/article/181204/plastic-offsets-credits-recycling

#plastics #PlasticsCrisis #PlasticsOffsets #offsets #plasticsTreaty

The Plastic Industry’s Latest Delay Tactic: “Plastic Offsets”
It’s modeled on carbon offsets. It has a lot of the same problems.

In depth article in the New Republic on the rise of 'Plastics Offsets', instead of researching plastics alternatives and reducing plastics production.

Well worth reading.

https://newrepublic.com/article/181204/plastic-offsets-credits-recycling

#plastics #PlasticsCrisis #PlasticsOffsets #offsets #plasticsTreaty

❗️This is a key message from science: To effectively tackle the #PlasticsCrisis, we need to reduce the production of primary #plastics! Plastic does not go away,so it accumulates on our planet. If burned, it increases emissions of GHG & highly toxic fumes & residues.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-prisms-plastics/article/primary-plastic-polymers-urgently-needed-upstream-reduction/84ACFD0CBBA182EC61AC26C061C4E6AC

❗️This is a key message from science: To effectively tackle the #PlasticsCrisis, we need to reduce the production of primary #plastics! Plastic does not go away,so it accumulates on our planet. If burned, it increases emissions of GHG & highly toxic fumes & residues.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-prisms-plastics/article/primary-plastic-polymers-urgently-needed-upstream-reduction/84ACFD0CBBA182EC61AC26C061C4E6AC

I’m following the negotiations in Ottawa for a #PlasticsTreaty at #INC4.
Like Climate conferences #fossilfuel and petrochemical delegates are now a substantial number to influence the outcomes. #PlasticsCrisis #Microplastics https://takvera.blogspot.com/2024/04/negotiations-for-global-plastics-treaty.html

I’m following the negotiations in Ottawa for a #PlasticsTreaty at #INC4.
Like Climate conferences #fossilfuel and petrochemical delegates are now a substantial number to influence the outcomes. #PlasticsCrisis #Microplastics https://takvera.blogspot.com/2024/04/negotiations-for-global-plastics-treaty.html

New study shows that #PlasticPollution is tightly linked to #PlasticProduction, there is literally a 1 to 1 relationship between them! Plastic production reduction is key, especially for single use.

Something for negotiators at #INC4 #PlasticsTreaty to consider.
#PlasticsCrisis #Plastics
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adj8275

New study shows that #PlasticPollution is tightly linked to #PlasticProduction, there is literally a 1 to 1 relationship between them! Plastic production reduction is key, especially for single use.

Something for negotiators at #INC4 #PlasticsTreaty to consider.
#PlasticsCrisis #Plastics
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adj8275

What am I currently reading? What Progress on a #GlobalPlasticsTreaty, with the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee 4th meeting #INC4 meeting in Ottawa. Here is the IISD/ENB first daily report:
#PlasticsCrisis
https://enb.iisd.org/plastic-pollution-marine-environment-negotiating-committee-inc4-daily-report-23apr2024

What am I currently reading? What Progress on a #GlobalPlasticsTreaty, with the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee 4th meeting #INC4 meeting in Ottawa. Here is the IISD/ENB first daily report:
#PlasticsCrisis
https://enb.iisd.org/plastic-pollution-marine-environment-negotiating-committee-inc4-daily-report-23apr2024

Important overview article in Nature Medicine journal on #microplastics and #humanHealth as we approach #INC4 meeting negotiating a #GlobalPlasticsTreaty to address #PlasticsCrisis

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-02968-x

Important overview article in Nature Medicine journal on #microplastics and #humanHealth as we approach #INC4 meeting negotiating a #GlobalPlasticsTreaty to address #PlasticsCrisis

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-02968-x

The plastic industry knowingly pushed recycling myth for decades, new report finds | PBS NewsHour
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-plastic-industry-knowingly-pushed-recycling-myth-for-decades-new-report-finds
#recycling #pollution #PollutionProblem #plastic #plastics #plasticscrisis #plasticban #microplastic #greenwashing

The plastic industry knowingly pushed recycling myth for decades, new report finds | PBS NewsHour
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-plastic-industry-knowingly-pushed-recycling-myth-for-decades-new-report-finds
#recycling #pollution #PollutionProblem #plastic #plastics #plasticscrisis #plasticban #microplastic #greenwashing

Plastic food packaging contains harmful endocrine disrupting chemicals, new study confirms.

36 #foodPackaging materials tested from 5 countries: 33 of them (92%) contained chemicals that interfere with hormone receptors crucial to #humanHealth.

https://www.ehn.org/harmful-chemicals-in-plastic-packaging-2667506288.html

Fossil fuel petrochemical companies want to expand virgin plastics use as we move off #fossilFuels for energy, fuel

#PlasticsCrisis #endocrinedisruptingchemicals #foodpackaging

Plastic food packaging contains harmful endocrine disrupting chemicals, new study confirms.

36 #foodPackaging materials tested from 5 countries: 33 of them (92%) contained chemicals that interfere with hormone receptors crucial to #humanHealth.

https://www.ehn.org/harmful-chemicals-in-plastic-packaging-2667506288.html

Fossil fuel petrochemical companies want to expand virgin plastics use as we move off #fossilFuels for energy, fuel

#PlasticsCrisis #endocrinedisruptingchemicals #foodpackaging

Australian farms polluted with microplastics from sewage sludge highlights the need to phase in microfibre filters on all washing machines sold in Australia

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/2024/02/20/australian-farms-polluted-microplastic-sewage

Study: Comprehensive assessment of microplastics in Australian biosolids: Abundance, seasonal variation and potential transport to agroecosystems

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135423015117

#microplastics #agriculture #soil #Australia #PlasticsCrisis

Australian farms polluted with microplastics from sewage sludge highlights the need to phase in microfibre filters on all washing machines sold in Australia

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/2024/02/20/australian-farms-polluted-microplastic-sewage

Study: Comprehensive assessment of microplastics in Australian biosolids: Abundance, seasonal variation and potential transport to agroecosystems

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135423015117

#microplastics #agriculture #soil #Australia #PlasticsCrisis

To keep in line with global #climate targets 50% reduction in #plastics needed:
“bold system change requires 50% reduction in future plastic demand, complete phase-out of fossil-derived plastics, 95% recycling rates of retrievable plastics and use of renewable energy. “
#PlasticsCrisis #ClimateCrisis
Vidal, F., van der Marel, E.R., Kerr, R.W.F. et al. Designing a circular carbon and plastics economy for a sustainable future. Nature 626, 45–57 (2024).
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06939-z

To keep in line with global #climate targets 50% reduction in #plastics needed:
“bold system change requires 50% reduction in future plastic demand, complete phase-out of fossil-derived plastics, 95% recycling rates of retrievable plastics and use of renewable energy. “
#PlasticsCrisis #ClimateCrisis
Vidal, F., van der Marel, E.R., Kerr, R.W.F. et al. Designing a circular carbon and plastics economy for a sustainable future. Nature 626, 45–57 (2024).
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06939-z

The #fossilfuel based Petrochemical, Fertilizer and #Plastics industries must be breathing a sigh of relief at the final decision of #COP28

Para 28 (d) only applies to energy systems, not to sectors where fossil fuels are a major feedstock. Still lots of profits to be made in a growing area, lots of lifecycle GHG emissions, along with #plastics and #miicroplastics pollution increasing the #PlasticsCrisis

Para 28 (d) is the only mention of Fossil Fuels in the whole document: "Transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner, accelerating action in this critical decade, so as to achieve net zero by 2050 in keeping with the science;"

#Loophole #FossilFuels

https://unfccc.int/documents/636584

The #fossilfuel based Petrochemical, Fertilizer and #Plastics industries must be breathing a sigh of relief at the final decision of #COP28

Para 28 (d) only applies to energy systems, not to sectors where fossil fuels are a major feedstock. Still lots of profits to be made in a growing area, lots of lifecycle GHG emissions, along with #plastics and #miicroplastics pollution increasing the #PlasticsCrisis

Para 28 (d) is the only mention of Fossil Fuels in the whole document: "Transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner, accelerating action in this critical decade, so as to achieve net zero by 2050 in keeping with the science;"

#Loophole #FossilFuels

https://unfccc.int/documents/636584

#PlasticsTreaty #INC3 in Nairobi, Kenya concludes with no intersessional work approved, petro states blocking consensus, negotiating in what some call in bad faith.
New revised zero draft authorised to be prepared by the Secretariat by 31 December 2023 for #INC4 in Ottawa in April 2024

Read my roundup of the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty negotiations and comment by NGOs:

#PlasticsCrisis #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis
https://takvera.blogspot.com/2023/11/global-plastics-treaty-in-nairobi.html

#PlasticsTreaty #INC3 in Nairobi, Kenya concludes with no intersessional work approved, petro states blocking consensus, negotiating in what some call in bad faith.
New revised zero draft authorised to be prepared by the Secretariat by 31 December 2023 for #INC4 in Ottawa in April 2024

Read my roundup of the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty negotiations and comment by NGOs:

#PlasticsCrisis #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis
https://takvera.blogspot.com/2023/11/global-plastics-treaty-in-nairobi.html

We did a visit to the Container Deposit Scheme collection Depot in Hadfield. Good to see container recycling finally but this is still a band-aid measure for the #PlasticsCrisis we have.
Our Dad is following #PlasticsTreaty #INC3 negotiations for the need to reduce plastics production , including use in packaging, and control plastics chemicals. Another facet of the #ClimateCrisis
#ChihuahuasForClimateAction
https://takvera.blogspot.com/2023/11/global-plastics-treaty-in-nairobi.html

This past week I have been following #PlasticsTreaty negotiations #INC3 in Nairobi, Kenya from Melbourne. Vital negotiations to tackle #PlasticsCrisis that interlinks with #BiodiversityCrisis & #ClimateCrisis.

Australia is part of the High Ambition Coalition.
This is my webpage tracking the negotiations: https://takvera.blogspot.com/2023/11/global-plastics-treaty-in-nairobi.html

This past week I have been following #PlasticsTreaty negotiations #INC3 in Nairobi, Kenya from Melbourne. Vital negotiations to tackle #PlasticsCrisis that interlinks with #BiodiversityCrisis & #ClimateCrisis.

Australia is part of the High Ambition Coalition.
This is my webpage tracking the negotiations: https://takvera.blogspot.com/2023/11/global-plastics-treaty-in-nairobi.html

From Nairobi, Kenya at the Plastics Treaty negotiations, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) released an open letter from NGOs to High Ambition Coalition on Plastics (60 odd countries, including #Australia) urging them to live up to their namesake and advocate for a strong #Plasticsreaty! #GlobalPlasticsTreaty #INC3 #PlasticsCrisis
https://www.no-burn.org/resources/letter-to-the-high-ambition-coalition-on-inc-3/

From Nairobi, Kenya at the Plastics Treaty negotiations, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) released an open letter from NGOs to High Ambition Coalition on Plastics (60 odd countries, including #Australia) urging them to live up to their namesake and advocate for a strong #Plasticsreaty! #GlobalPlasticsTreaty #INC3 #PlasticsCrisis
https://www.no-burn.org/resources/letter-to-the-high-ambition-coalition-on-inc-3/

Magnus Løvold, from the Norwegian Academy of International Law, provides perceptive comment on Medium: As the third round of the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations wraps up in Nairobi, one thing is clear: Someone must go.

The #FossilFuel Petro-states are obstructing, delaying, obfuscating.

#INC3 #GlobalPlasticsTreaty #BreakFreeFromPlastics #PlasticsCrisis

https://medium.com/points-of-order/as-the-third-round-of-the-plastic-treaty-negotiations-wraps-up-in-nairobi-one-thing-is-clear-08e4ceb6d907

Magnus Løvold, from the Norwegian Academy of International Law, provides perceptive comment on Medium: As the third round of the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations wraps up in Nairobi, one thing is clear: Someone must go.

The #FossilFuel Petro-states are obstructing, delaying, obfuscating.

#INC3 #GlobalPlasticsTreaty #BreakFreeFromPlastics #PlasticsCrisis

https://medium.com/points-of-order/as-the-third-round-of-the-plastic-treaty-negotiations-wraps-up-in-nairobi-one-thing-is-clear-08e4ceb6d907

Hundreds of People Walk the Streets of Nairobi Calling for “Drastic Cuts on Plastic Production to Stop Plastic Pollution”
#PlasticsTreaty #PlasticsCrisis #INC3 #BreakFreeFromPlastics
https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2023/11/11/press-release-plastics-treaty-march/

Hundreds of People Walk the Streets of Nairobi Calling for “Drastic Cuts on Plastic Production to Stop Plastic Pollution”
#PlasticsTreaty #PlasticsCrisis #INC3 #BreakFreeFromPlastics
https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2023/11/11/press-release-plastics-treaty-march/

Want to read the background on the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations? This is the place to start...
A tale of two treaties — On the procedural woes of the plastics treaty negotiations and why they matter

https://medium.com/points-of-order/a-tale-of-two-treaties-on-the-procedural-woes-of-the-plastics-treaty-negotiations-and-why-they-fb576fbd3271

#INC3 meets 13 - 19 November 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Plenary sessions will be webcast by the UNEP
https://www.unep.org/inc-plastic-pollution/session-3

#GlobalPlasticsTreaty #plastics #PlasticsCrisis #PlasticsTreaty #InternationalLaw #BreakFreeFromPlastics

Want to read the background on the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations? This is the place to start...
A tale of two treaties — On the procedural woes of the plastics treaty negotiations and why they matter

https://medium.com/points-of-order/a-tale-of-two-treaties-on-the-procedural-woes-of-the-plastics-treaty-negotiations-and-why-they-fb576fbd3271

#INC3 meets 13 - 19 November 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Plenary sessions will be webcast by the UNEP
https://www.unep.org/inc-plastic-pollution/session-3

#GlobalPlasticsTreaty #plastics #PlasticsCrisis #PlasticsTreaty #InternationalLaw #BreakFreeFromPlastics

Industries are "bleeding" out plastic #pollution into the environment

Most #plastics are derived from fossil fuel-based chemicals such as natural gas or petroleum

If global trends on plastic demand continue, it is estimated that by 2050 annual global plastic production will reach over 1.1 billion tonnes (wiki)

Plastic has a big #carbon footprint

The #PlasticsCrisis is a #ClimateCrisis hiding in plain sight," https://www.npr.org/2019/07/09/735848489/plastic-has-a-big-carbon-footprint-but-that-isnt-the-whole-story

#CircularEconomy #degrowth

Give children a future!

Alan Kohler: The great garbage go-slow that’s turbo-charging the #climatecrisis | The New Daily
Yeah #Plastics and #methane and #ACCUs for landfill waste are all part of the #PlasticsCrisis https://thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2023/07/31/recycling-climate-crisis-plastic-kohler/

Alan Kohler: The great garbage go-slow that’s turbo-charging the #climatecrisis | The New Daily
Yeah #Plastics and #methane and #ACCUs for landfill waste are all part of the #PlasticsCrisis https://thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2023/07/31/recycling-climate-crisis-plastic-kohler/

Just watching: Special Briefing: Hidden climate cost of Australia's Plastic Consumption, Webinar by WWF Australia and Australian Marine Conservation Society.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6rrgtZBfhg

Read the Full and summary reports here:
https://www.marineconservation.org.au/plasticemissions/

#Plastics #Microplastics #BeyondPlastics #CarbonEmissions #LCA #PlasticsPollution #Australia #PlasticsCrisis #ClimateCrisis

Just watching: Special Briefing: Hidden climate cost of Australia's Plastic Consumption, Webinar by WWF Australia and Australian Marine Conservation Society.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6rrgtZBfhg

Read the Full and summary reports here:
https://www.marineconservation.org.au/plasticemissions/

#Plastics #Microplastics #BeyondPlastics #CarbonEmissions #LCA #PlasticsPollution #Australia #PlasticsCrisis #ClimateCrisis

Important for Le tour to become more sustainable.

Waste drop zones a real improvement considering the #PlasticsCrisis.

Really all the vehicles need to transition to electric vehicles..
#CouchPeloton .

Important for Le tour to become more sustainable.

Waste drop zones a real improvement considering the #PlasticsCrisis.

Really all the vehicles need to transition to electric vehicles..
#CouchPeloton .

I took my Continuing advocacy on tackling the climate maladaptation that is synthetic turf to Moonee Valley Sustainability Forum today.

Here is the 21 slide presentation from my talk.
https://www.slideshare.net/johnenglart/artificial-turf-a-cause-for-concern

#SyntheticTurf #ArtificialTurf #FakeGrass #ClimateMaladaption
#ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #PlasticsCrisis #microplastics #UrbanHeat

I took my Continuing advocacy on tackling the climate maladaptation that is synthetic turf to Moonee Valley Sustainability Forum today.

Here is the 21 slide presentation from my talk.
https://www.slideshare.net/johnenglart/artificial-turf-a-cause-for-concern

#SyntheticTurf #ArtificialTurf #FakeGrass #ClimateMaladaption
#ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #PlasticsCrisis #microplastics #UrbanHeat

This is why I've been distracted the last five days (since June 9). A deep dive reading the 539 page review report on design, use and impacts of synthetic turf in public open spaces by the NSW Office of the Chief Scientist and Engineer. 77 pages of report based on 462 pages of scientific assessment and responses in 19 appendices.

This is a globally significant current science based assessment on synthetic turf in public open space. My comments and summary:
https://takvera.blogspot.com/2023/06/major-scientific-review-of-synthetic.html

#SyntheticTurf #ArtificialTurf #ArtificialGrass #FakeGrass #Microplastics #AirPollution #HeatImpacts #HealthImpacts #EnvironmentalPollution #Plastics #PlasticsCrisis

“Gee Dad, a lot to chew on in that review report on #SyntheticTurf by NSW Office of the Chief Scientist and Engineer. 77 pages of report, 462 pages in 19 appendices of scientific assessment. And they released it on Friday arvo before King’s birthday long weekend?” - Juliet

https://www.chiefscientist.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/542263/CSE-Synthetic-Turf-Review-Final-Report.pdf
#JulietAndJones #DogsOfMastodon #ArtificialTurf #PlasticGrass #Microplastics #PlasticsCrisis #ClimateDiary