"Der Text ist ein Geschenk an die petrochemische Industrie und ein Verrat an der Menschheit"

(Kurzfristige) Wirtschaftliche Interessen sind offensichtlich wichtiger, als eine halbwegs lebenswerte Erde... 🤦‍♂️

#UNPlasticsTreaty #EndPlasticPollution

https://www.zdfheute.de/politik/ausland/un-konferenz-plastik-kritik-100.html

I just love headlines that are so misleading about complex,multifaceted problems. How many ways does this miss problems related to plastics use?
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/bay-area-scientists-plastic-pollution-solution-19742983.php

(Just to be clear, this is a significant advance - but it does not solve many of the problems related to plastics production and use)

#EndPlasticPollution

As the world drowns in #Plastic, countries have met in #Ottawa to negotiate the #PlasticTreaty last week.

#Rwanda and #Peru put forward the first concrete proposal to #EndPlasticPollution, to cut down by 40% by 2040, from a 2025 baseline.

For more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/29/countries-reduce-plastic-production?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco

What's happening at the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Ottawa?

According to the Center for International Environmental Law, 196 representatives of fossil fuel and chemical companies registered to attend. That's three times more than the number of independent scientists (58), and seven times more than the number of Indigenous Peoples representatives (28).

https://www.ciel.org/news/fossil-fuel-and-chemical-industry-influence-inc4/

Say no to plastics & fossil fuel industry lobbyists!

#EndPlasticPollution #GlobalPlasticsTreaty #Ottawa

Earth Day 2024 in Ottawa: latest blog post, updated with additional events and actions! https://greenlivingottawa.com/2024/04/15/mark-earth-day-2024-in-ottawa-by-supporting-an-end-to-plastic-pollution/

Image courtesy of EarthDay.Org https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2024/

#EarthDay #EarthDay2024 #EndPlasticPollution #PlasticFreeFuture #GlobalPlasticsTreaty #Ottawa