In recent years, nitrous oxide has gained attention as a significant environmental threat, yet many people remain unaware of its implications for the climate, the integrity of the Earth’s protective ozone layer and for human health. While nitrogen is essential for life, excessive reactive nitrogen results in substantial pollution issues … Podcast – What […]
A major pollution incident has occurred along the UK’s East Sussex coast, where millions of plastic biobeads have washed up on the shoreline at Camber Sands and neighbouring beaches following a failure at Southern Water’s Eastbourne wastewater treatment works. The company has admitted the spill was caused by a screening‐filter failure during heavy rainfall, which […]
UN negotiators in Geneva have today (15 August) concluded more than three years of talks by failing to reach agreement on a Global Plastics Treaty. Delegates from around the world met for almost two weeks in Geneva to conclude negotiations on a new Global Plastics Treaty. But despite a large majority of countries aligned on […]
The final round of talks in pursuit of a Global Plastics Treaty is due to get under way in Geneva shortly and there’s everything still to play for. But as ambitious countries and civil society organisations such as EIA pursue a robust agreement to meaningfully tackle the crisis, corporate fossil fuel interests seek instead to […]
More than two-thirds of UK adults believe those producing or selling plastic products and packaging should bear the bulk of responsibility for tackling plastic pollution in the UK, according to a new survey for EIA. With the final round of UN talks in pursuit of a Global Plastics Treaty due to begin in Geneva next […]
EIA Climate campaigners are in Bangkok this week for a major international meeting and today (10 July) released a new report urging immediate action to halt the transition to yet another generation of harmful fluorinated gases. Persistent Problems – The hidden impacts of hydrofluoroolefins, the latest generation of fluorinated gases makes the case to end […]