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DoomsdaysCWWondering what the status of this treaty is, and how much "teeth" it has."The most immediate bans or restrictions on single-use plastics, researchers say, should apply to products that are most likely to leak into the environment and cause harm and yet are relatively unnecessary. These include takeaway containers, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChipBags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChipBags</a>, balloons, cotton swabs, disposable <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecigarettes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecigarettes</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TeaBags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TeaBags</a>. (A number of environmental organizations including WWF have lists of products that the treaty should prioritize.)"Finally, a solution to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plastic</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollution</a> that’s not just recyclingCountries are negotiating a new global treaty to drastically reduce the plastic waste that has been poisoning the world.by Benji Jones Jun 7, 2023"This treaty could be huge. Although it will take months of negotiating for any of the details to become clear, the agreement — set to be finalized by the end of 2024 — will require countries to do far more than just fix their recycling systems. Negotiators will discuss a menu of options including a cap on overall plastic production, bans on certain materials and products including many <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SingleUsePlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleUsePlastics</a>, and incentives to grow an industry around reusable items. This treaty could literally transform entire chunks of the global economy."As with any global deal, an ambitious agreement will face several roadblocks, some of which have already appeared. Certain countries, such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaudiArabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaudiArabia</a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a>, for example, are pushing for voluntary terms that would allow them to continue investing in their <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#petrochemical</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/industries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#industries</a> (plastic is a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#petrochemical</a>)."Then again, the fact that global talks are happening at all is in itself a big deal and reveals a shift in the politics around waste. 'There’s a true willingness to tackle this problem,' said Erin Simon, vice president and head of plastic waste at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorldWildlifeFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldWildlifeFund</a>, a large <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environmental</a> group. 'We’ve never seen so much progress.'[...]"Certain chemicals used in plastics are especially problematic and could be targeted by bans. Some <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FlameRetardants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FlameRetardants</a>, for example, are linked to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cancers</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/endocrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#endocrine</a> disruption; they can also make plastics hard to recycle. A number of other additives and materials are similarly dangerous to humans or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecosystems</a>, or they make recycling difficult, such as polyvinyl chloride (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PVC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PVC</a>) and various kinds of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFAS</a> (the so-called forever chemicals)."The treaty may also ban or restrict a whole bunch of common, problematic products — namely, packaging and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/singleuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#singleuse</a> items, such as cups and cutlery."Read more: <a href="https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2023/6/7/23743640/plastic-pollution-un-treaty-oceans-waste?utm_source=pocket-newtab" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2023/6/7/23743640/plastic-pollution-un-treaty-oceans-waste?utm_source=pocket-newtab</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Crapitalism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BanPlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BanPlastics</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OceansAreLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigOilAndGas</a>

DoomsdaysCW[Paywall] <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Renewables</a> Drive Backed By Miners, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environmentalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environmentalists</a>• Support comes after opposition calls for energy policy rethink • Gas giant Woodside says it backs market operator’s system plan By Ben Westcott July 18, 2024"A disparate group including Australian mining lobbyists and environmentalists have banded together to back the government’s renewable energy transition plan, after opposition lawmakers called for it to be abandoned. "The Australian Industry Group joined with a coalition of organizations including the Clean Energy Council, the National Farmers’ Federation and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorldWildlifeFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldWildlifeFund</a> to call for a 'credible and consistent energy framework,' including the retention of the current 2030 emissions reduction target and greater investment in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RenewableEnergy</a>."Source: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-18/australia-s-renewables-drive-backed-by-miners-environmentalists" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-18/australia-s-renewables-drive-backed-by-miners-environmentalists</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukesAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoNukesAustralia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Solar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tidal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tidal</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewablesNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RenewablesNow</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectWildlife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectNature</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a>

Emeritus Prof Christopher MayThe <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WorldWildlifeFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldWildlifeFund</a> (WWF) are trolling <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> to great effect - someone in their marketing dept. is doing a great job....

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