Japan’s move to kill fin whales is a ‘desperate effort’ to prop up a destructive, outdated industry
Japan is to expand its rogue whaling to hunt threatened fin whales, a move condemned by EIA as “an appalling step backwards”.
Tag: plastic-pollution
An ambitious Global Plastics Treaty could halve plastic production emissions, EIA analysis finds
Planet-threatening greenhouse gas emissions due to plastics production could be halved over the next 25 years if there is a freeze and reduction in the production of plastic polymers.
Big Oil influence at UN talks thwarts progress towards reaching an effective Global Plastics Treaty
The influence of the global petrochemicals industry and plastic-producing countries has frustrated meaningful progress towards agreeing a Global Plastics Treaty
UK farmers are still burning toxic plastics on agricultural land despite it being illegal
Mismanagement of agriplastic waste occurs throughout the UK food supply chain – including UK farmers who continue to burn or bury plastics used in food production on their land despite the practices being banned
The International Whaling Commission throws its weight behind UN push for a global plastics treaty
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Slovenia has voted to engage with the United Nation in pursuit of a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution.
EIA podcast – Plastic pollutes the air, land and seas … and now it’s been found in our blood
Billions of tonnes of plastics have been produced by human beings and it can be found polluting every corner of the planet, from the highest mountains to the deepest seas. New research has just revealed that it’s also present in human blood