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Related: About this forumWorld leaders agree to draw up 'historic' treaty on plastic waste
theguardian.com
World leaders, environment ministers and other representatives from 173 countries have agreed to develop a legally binding treaty on plastics, in what many described a truly historic moment.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/02/world-leaders-agree-draw-up-historic-treaty-plastic-waste
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World leaders agree to draw up 'historic' treaty on plastic waste (Original Post)
lordsummerisle
Mar 2022
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Until we see massive action, in spite of Big Oil lobbying, it's just another greenwash circle jerk.
Magoo48
Mar 2022
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Magoo48
(4,659 posts)1. Until we see massive action, in spite of Big Oil lobbying, it's just another greenwash circle jerk.
Ive been involved in marine plastic waste removal for years. Well know soon enough.
Hope Im wrong.
lordsummerisle
(4,649 posts)2. Greenwash Circle Jerk
would be a great band name...
Magoo48
(4,659 posts)3. I believe you're right.
hatrack
(59,439 posts)5. Rio in 1992 was "historic". Kyoto in 1997 was "historic". Paris in 2015 was "historic".
Also historic:
Atmospheric CO2 content 1992 - 356.54 ppm
Atmospheric CO2 content 1997 - 363.88 ppm
Atmospheric CO2 content 2015 - 401.01 ppm
https://gml.noaa.gov/webdata/ccgg/trends/co2/co2_annmean_mlo.txt
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