Athena on Nostr: Study shows #plasticpollution worsens #climatechange, ocean acidification, & ...
Study shows #plasticpollution worsens #climatechange, ocean acidification, & #biodiversity loss.
Meanwhile, countries failed to reach agreement in recent UN talks.
The reason? Oil-producing nations, notably Saudi Arabia & Russia, opposed measures of capping plastic output, favoring a focus on waste management and recycling instead.
It's not their sprawling petrochemical industries that fuel the plastic crisis; it's our failure to recycle. Convenient, isn't it?"
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590332224005414?via%3Dihub
Meanwhile, countries failed to reach agreement in recent UN talks.
The reason? Oil-producing nations, notably Saudi Arabia & Russia, opposed measures of capping plastic output, favoring a focus on waste management and recycling instead.
It's not their sprawling petrochemical industries that fuel the plastic crisis; it's our failure to recycle. Convenient, isn't it?"
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590332224005414?via%3Dihub