
Plastic pollution’s deadly ticking clock – a dire emergency for people and the planet
The predicted rise in plastic pollution spilling into the environment constitutes a planetary emergency, EIA's latest report warns
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The predicted rise in plastic pollution spilling into the environment constitutes a planetary emergency, EIA's latest report warns
The 88 member countries of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) have been urged to adopt a new 50-Year Vision to save whales, dolphins and porpoises from extinction in the face of increasing ocean threats
In May this year, the cargo ship X-Press Pearl spilt 1,680 tonnes of plastic pellets, 9,700 tonnes of other plastics and other toxic chemicals off the East coast of Sri Lanka
To date, humans have produced a staggering 10 billion tonnes of plastics – much of which is polluting the natural environment and is likely to continue to do so for hundreds if not thousands of years
In the starkest warning yet, a new UN report today makes clear that the chaotic impacts of climate change are already here, the damage is accelerating and there’s no turning back
Two out of three Japanese citizens want a new international treaty to tackle the escalating problem of plastic pollution, but their Government is reluctant to commit