Re:Earth likely briefly passed critical warming threshold on...
by gala8y on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @03:24AM
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Let us do not forget about plastic straws. Let's ban plastic straws.
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Re:Earth likely briefly passed critical warming threshold on...
by psychoslave on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @04:21AM
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Oh, I thought that was already the case everywhere as I live in France and basically didn’t travel much over the last years.
The trend is probably too slow but it’s there: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/plastic-bans-around...
Re:Earth likely briefly passed critical warming threshold on...
by gala8y on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @04:30AM
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Yeah, I was referring to this past move of EU as being particularly effective one to combat plastic pollution. EDIT: But you are right, banning single-use plastic bags is a first step. Let's keep walking.
Re:Earth likely briefly passed critical warming threshold on...
by pelagicAustral on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @04:35AM
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Haha, Funny, I live in the Falklands and plastic bags along with plastic straws have been banned. But you can walk along the coast line and most of the time, the pollution there is all plastic coming from the fishing industry... Yet, no one is saying nothing about that, since the economy is driven by the fishing industry...
Not long ago I had a few scientist friends working for an "NGO", and it was so crazy to see mugs and other swag from oil companies over at their HQ...