Over 100 organizations are calling on UN Environment Programme and the #PlasticsTreaty INC Secretariat to take strong action on conflict of interest ahead of #INC4 .

Read the letter: bit.ly/4d3K0GU

If plastic production increases by 4% every year, doubling within a quarter of a century, planet-warming emissions could hit 6.78 gigatonnes by 2050 = 1,700 coal fired power plants. #PlasticsTreaty Berkeley Lab Research Luis Vayas Valdivieso High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution UN Environment Programme UN Climate Change World Health Organization (WHO)

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#Plastic pollution is a global crisis & world leaders have a chance to solve it now! A strong UN #Plastic sTreaty could create a future free from #Plastic Pollution and its toxic impacts. Pls support them. #GlobalPlasticsTreaty #INC4 #Plastic #BreakFreeFromPlastic #ToxicPlastics

Wondering how the #PlasticsTreaty can deal with plastic fishing gear, materials and components?

🥐The squad is back to host a breakfast briefing to keep the discussion flowing on key elements the treaty must include ☕️

✍️Register here: rb.gy/6y5j8k

The Supreme Court’s latest ruling on the protection and conservation of the Great Indian Bustard has implications beyond the facts of the case
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“One can hope that the judgment will help shape law, policy and action in way that ensures that not only are citizens free from the adverse impact of climate change, but even the last remaining GIB can fly free without being entangled in power lines.” thewire.in/environment/ho…

Supreme Court's first significant decision on the need to factor in climate change in the broader concept of Right to Life under Article 21 and Right to Equality under Article 14.
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These solar panels needed a lot of materials & fossil fuels to manufacture but were obliterated by hail. It's a harbinger of how a large-scale energy transition to so-called renewables will fare in our increasingly turbocharged, broken climate system.
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📝🔍 Our latest brief shows the crucial role of plastic polymers throughout the entire lifecycle of plastics, shedding light on supply chain intricacies & pollution impacts. Recommendations included for global #PlasticsTreaty negotiators! #INC4 🌎🔗 bit.ly/3IBw4Gi

🚨BREAKING New Report State of the Science on Plastic Chemicals states that there 16000 chemicals used in plastics (25% are chemicals of concern)

2021: 6000
2022: 10000
2023: 13000
2024: 16000
#PlasticsTreaty
READ: plastchem-project.org

'.. governments have sought to circumvent, weaken, ignore and even break their own laws of the land for a development pathway that most citizens have already begun to regret.'~My column today on the series of green orders from the apex court recently.

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‼️🔴BREAKING: Volker Türk, 🇺🇳UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said
at the Opening statement of the 55th Human Rights Council #HRC55 :

🎙️“ #PlasticsTreaty negotiations is not sufficiently taking into account HR obligations
& harms that could be done”

Ironically, India's water act of 2024 does not take any lesson from the failure of the Gujarat model in protecting its rivers and, worse, it completely ignores the fact that the #climatecrisis is inherently a water crisis ~ My take on the #WaterAct2024
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From deception to devastation - The truth behind plastic recycling reveals a trail of deceit by Big Oil and the plastics industry. #PlasticPollution #CorporateAccountability #PlasticTreaty climateintegrity.org/plastics-fraud

CIEL condemns Israel's declared intention to forcibly transfer civilians from Gaza. Forcible transfer is universally recognized as a war crime. Urgent international action is needed to prevent further violations & ensure accountability. Our statement👇: bit.ly/3w8bBpv

My deep gratitude to UNSG 🇺🇳António Guterres for his leadership on helping to #BeatPlasticPollution , and for his support to the Intergubernamental Negotiation Committee that develops a Treaty to end plastic pollution, to protect the environment and human health.

Bisphenol A in food containers: almost €20 million in fines 👀

The cartel 'intended to encourage manufacturers not to compete on the presence/absence of #BPA in their cans' autoritedelaconcurrence.fr/en/press-relea… via @adlc_

நினைவுகள், அச்சுறுத்தல்கள், கனவுகள் - எண்ணூர் சதுப்பு நிலத்தின் சுற்றுச்சூழல் மறுசீரமைப்புக்கான மக்கள் திட்டத்திற்கு ஆதரவாக இளம் சென்னை கலைஞர்களின் கலைக் கண்காட்சி. வாருங்கள் #SaveEnnoreCreek க்கு வலு சேர்ப்போம்.
NityanandJayaraman CCAG PK Poovulagin Nanbargal / பூவுலகின் நண்பர்கள்

'Dear friends, scientifically, this is not a #ClimateCrisis . We are now facing something deeper. Mass extinction. Air pollution. Undermining ecosystem functions. Really putting humanity’s future at risk. This is a #PlanetaryCrisis .'

— Professor Johan Rockström

#ActOnClimate

Plastics are an environmental nightmare from the cradle to its grave. The world needs an ambitious #PlasticsTreaty now!!