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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EIA joins call for governments to adopt a 50-Year Vision to save whales and dolphins from extinction
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
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EIA supports Sri Lanka Gov’t call for plastic pellets to be reclassified as a hazardous substance
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
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EIA podcast – Plastic waste: ‘A terrible and insidious threat to human and environmental health’
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
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New UN climate report – ‘We must act, and act now, because the house we live in is burning down’
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
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Pressure on Japan grows as poll shows public wants more action on plastic pollution ahead of G7
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
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