New paper!
Primary Plastic Polymers: urgently needed upstream reduction
From a team of authors at the Scientists' Coalition for Effective PlasticsTreaty
#PPP #INC4 #PlasticsTreaty
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The main thing that the #PlasticsTreaty must account for, says Kristian Syberg of Scientists' Coalition for Effective PlasticsTreaty, is how we can reduce plastic consumption.

🏆Best option: #Reduce
🎒If not possible: #Reuse
♻ Only if not possible: #Recycle

Listen to Kristian🎧:
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#EarthDay

Hvis vi skal problemet med plastikforurening til livs, så er det vigtigere at reducere forbruget af plastik og skabe produkter, der holder længere. Det skriver lektor Kristian Syberg og kolleger i Science. #dkforbrug #verdensmål #dkgreen
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This is where scientific studies have found #plastics & plastics interacting with marine life. In many places, levels exceed the threshold of 3 particles per L (where the most sensitive 5% of species are affected) AT CURRENT PRODUCTION LEVELS stressing the need to cut production.

This line of argument is still used today...
#Plastic sTreaty #INC4 #Plastic

The #wasteHierarchy can help us find solutions to the #PlasticsPollution crisis, starting with #PPP #ProductionReduction and a shift towards a #CircularEconomy that is restorative and regenerative.
#INC4 #PlasticsTreaty

❗️read our new letter in @👇
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Just ahead of #INC4 , our scientists have co-authored two new letters in Science Magazine calling for negotiators of the #PlasticsTreaty to:

1️⃣🔄 Directly link the #CircularEconomy to the waste hierarchy. This means clearly prioritizing #prevention , #reduction , and #reuse .

A small reminder to get your abstracts submitted for the Microplastics Workshop for Early Career Researchers! The deadline is less than a month away, and we're looking forward to seeing you there! Get more information at: microplasticsworkshop.com

We have 2 new positions in our plastic group at RUC
a PhD position on trophic transfer of #nanoplastic candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationIni…

a post doc in #CircularEconomy and #PlasticPollution with relevance to the #plastictreaty candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationIni…
Please apply, share and RT

Only one month left to nominate for Björn Carlsons Östersjöpris 2024!💡

Researchers, organizations and individuals who contribute to a healthier Baltic Sea can be nominated. The prize winner will be rewarded with SEK 3 million for their efforts🌊 Go to bcop.se

Happy to report that the Scenario Note for INC-4 is now available wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/hand… #EndPlasticPollution #PlasticTreaty

❗️ We are facing a triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. What roles do plastics play within these threats? And how can multilateral agreements support synergistic efforts to address them?

Our new Scientists' Coalition for Effective PlasticsTreaty fact sheet explores how:

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BT kan her til aften fortælle, at det er en '10-årig etnisk dansk dreng', der i pressen er blevet beskyldt for 'voldtægt' (et ordvalg eksperter afviser) på Borups Skole.
Det er en skandale, at selv partiformænd forsøgte at spænde historien for en dæmoniserende antimuslimsk vogn.

A new study by @LeonardoTrasande and coauthors shows that the costs of these health impacts are astronomical, about US$250 billion in 2018 in the USA alone. These costs are equivalent to 1.22% of the Gross Domestic Product.

doi.org/10.1210/jendso…

As EU sales out to Bayer and approve Glyhosate Roundup for another 10 years
International Glyphosate Study Shows Likely Cause of Explosion in Childhood Leukemia

Childhood Leukemia and leukemia in young adults has increased by an estimated 35% since 1975

sustainablepulse.com/2023/10/26/int…

Progress on plastic pollution treaty too slow, scientists say. Painfully true after a disappointing end the #INC3 . #PlasticsTreaty nature.com/articles/d4158…

🔬 Science documents how #plastics cause pollution at every stage of the life span. This includes #GreenhouseGas , #OilSpills , release of hazardous #chemicals , inc #endocrinedisruptors , and #microplastics . That's in addition to the much more visible plastic waste everywhere.
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Our friendly ⁦Scientists' Coalition for Effective PlasticsTreaty⁩ #PopupDesk is ready to take questions and provide advice to #INC3 delegates! Welcome! #plasticstreaty
⁦Kristian Syberg⁩