global plastics treaty

Alien Entities: How Chemical Pollution Threatens the Global Ecosystem

Since 2009, the Planetary Boundaries have been one of the most effective displays of the main drivers of global ecosystem crises, their “progress”, and their interconnections. In this fr...

Planet vs Plastic, the Hidden Cost of an Unwise Use

The industrial production of plastic began around 1950 and has increased exponentially in the years since, substantially exceeding that of any other manufactured material.  A 2020 study publish...

Global plastics treaty negotiations, more lobbyists than G7 delegates

An analysis of the participants present at the third round of negotiations (INC-3) for the global plastics treaty found that the number of lobbyists related to the fossil fuel and chemical industrie...