Climate experts were increasingly saying that keeping heating below 1.5C is near impossible, yet it remains the global goal. So I asked hundreds of top IPCC scientists what they thought. What they said shocked even me…
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Well done SFT!

Enjoyed watching this banner unfurl from inside the Shaw Centre with other delegates on this second to last day of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations at #INC4 . Time to GitRDone!

1/5 💰 Calculations show that the costs of #plastics on our #health are significant.

👉 A recent study estimated $249 billion in plastic-attributable disease burden in the United States alone in the year 2018. These total costs account for 1.2% of the country's GDP.

We thank #Peru & #Rwanda for requesting intersessional work on primary plastics polymers to take place before #INC5 in #Busan . This work is critical to ensure we sign a #PlasticsTreaty this year that addresses the full life cycle of plastics Yesica Fonseca @Juliet_kabera

The fifth day of #INC4 negotiations for a #PlasticsTreaty has concluded after a day full of subgroup discussions. Here are #BreakFreeFromPlastic highs ✅ lows ❌as well as the key stories from today:

In the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations, some countries are trying to reduce the scope of the text to exclude plastic production. We don't have time to waste,⌛️we already have a mandate from UNEA 5.2 to sign a treaty that addresses the FULL life cycle of plastics #INC4

Progress has been made on the #PlasticsTreaty at #INC4 , which is encouraging after the deadlocks at INC3. But despite vast evidence, some countries are still questioning the human health impacts of plastics. They have been paying more attention to ExxonMobil than The Scientists' Coalition

1/11 🔎 Here at INC-4, our scientists have heard a few curious claims within the ongoing discussions. So, we looked into the data to fact-check them.

🧪 Let's take a look at three claims surrounding an important topic: Chemicals in plastics.

If the #PlasticsTreaty is grounded in the best available science, it will be successful. If it is reduced to what the petrochemical lobby supports, it will be meaningless. Which side will you choose? Under Secretary Jose W. Fernandez U.S. Department of State | Science Diplomacy USA President Biden Michael Regan, U.S. EPA

🚨 BREAKING! As world leaders discuss the #PlasticsTreaty in Ottawa, Greenpeace Canada activists bring a plastic factory to the negotiations to remind the delegates of the real villain: Big Plastic. Ask Justin Trudeau & Steven Guilbeault to champion this treaty >> act.gp/3JxHHyv

📢 NEW: 196 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have registered to participate for the critical #INC4 #PlasticsTreaty talks in Ottawa.

That’s more participants than the entire EU delegation, scientists, and Indigenous Peoples.

We’re here at #INC4 to fight for a Global #PlasticsTreaty that will drastically cut plastic production. No matter what fossil fuel lobbyist say, turning off the tap is the only way to meaningfully to solve the #plastic crisis. greenpeace.org/PlasticsTreaty

The connection between #plastic & our health is clear: plastic poisons people. We need strong legislation that prioritizes PEOPLE—not profits—in the #PlasticsTreaty !

Sign on: 🔗bit.ly/global-plastic…

Collaboration with Jeff Bridges @plasticpollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic…

Days before #PlasticsTreaty talks, #BreakFreeFromPlastic activists filled the streets to demand govts deliver a strong treaty!

Help amplify their voices on #EarthDay & push world leaders to champion a treaty that drastically cuts plastic production ✂️

👉 bit.ly/3LMVQIv

We demand true protection of our oceans, not inflated numbers. “It’s bad enough to mislead the United States public with creative accounting. But this also risks opening a door for other countries to try to get away with similar shenanigans.” John Hocevar washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

We will celebrate protecting 30% of US waters when it has actually happened. Let's advance Biden's plan to expand Pacific Remote Islands and build a truly representative MPA network instead of pretending we are already there. conservation.gov/pages/supporti…

“The answer is clear; the time for half-measures is over. We must seize this moment to turn the tide on plastic pollution and safeguard our planet for this and future generations.” - John Hocevar
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There are millions of tons of plastic on the bottom of the ocean. It is being eaten by benthic marine life - which id in turn eaten by countless other species. Over a million sq km of seafloor are bottom trawled, recirculating it all. #BreakFreefromPlastic sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/…

Can we just stop letting petrochemical companies pretend that chemical recycling is the answer? “It’s a non-solution” that is above all a tool used by lobbyists to fight efforts to reduce plastic production. GTFOOH. nytimes.com/2024/04/05/cli…