1. Recycling alone won't solve the plastic pollution crisis. With only 9% of plastic globally recycled, it's clear that we need to move beyond this band-aid solution and tackle the root causes of overproduction and consumption.

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Plastic pollution affects everyone, everywhere.

With as many as 16,000 toxic chemicals in plastics, it's time for world leaders to prioritise human health and push for a strong #GlobalPlasticsTreaty at #INC4 .

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'In two inflatables, bringing a number of peace flags and a few buckets of white paint, we tracked the vessel and sent a message:

'OIL IS WAR – PEOPLE WANT PEACE'.' act.gp/49SVj26

Today, 38 years later after Chornobyl disaster, the spectre of nuclear catastrophe looms large. The ongoing illegal Russian military occupation of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, placed in danger not only Ukraine, but most of Europe.
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Today, Russia's occupation of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant carries chilling echoes of the past and places millions more in danger.

On this day in 1986, the Chornobyl nuclear power plant exploded, blowing a colossal release of radioactive contamination across Europe, eventually reaching Canada, North Africa and parts of Asia.
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In the #INC4 negotiation room, we are hearing loud and clear: “Alternative plastics are still plastics.” 🙌🏼 We agree! We want a #PlasticsTreaty that prioritizes #reuse systems, refill and repair! 🔃 #BreakFreeFromPlastic

Deep beneath the northern Pacific lies a remote chain of more than 800 seamounts. These oases of life, known as the Emperor Seamounts, are home to a rich variety of cold-water corals and sponges, as well as smaller creatures like crustaceans and sea stars. greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story…

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#GlobalWarming and ocean pollution have been threatening turtles for decades. This year’s record heats might just make these vital species extinct. 🆘

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With extreme weather events occurring in China more frequently, “local governments should consider leveraging the green bond tool to invest in sustainable infrastructure and build climate resilience more systematically”, said Greenpeace East Asia's Liu Wenjie to Sustainable Views.

Heatstroke kills 30 in Thailand this year as kingdom bakes straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/h…

Greenpeace East Asia’s new analysis found that 19% of newly-issued municipal bonds in China had unidentified potential for issuance as green municipal bonds, reflecting a huge gap in leveraging finance resources to make local infrastructure sustainable and climate-resilient.

'Countries are legally bound to protect their citizens from climate change. Until they do so, those who suffer the most will have to insist on their basic rights being respected.' nature.com/articles/d4158…

“Time and time again from our science we see that we really need to be capping how much plastic we are producing.” theguardian.com/environment/20…

The impacts of the climate crisis, and the lack of accountability from those most responsible for it, have prompted communities to resist and seek justice. The testimonies at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos highlight the critical need for international action 🌎 greenpeace.org/international/…

To ramp up pressure on UN delegates at #INC4 , Greenpeace delivered a 20-foot “Global Plastics Factory” to the doorstep of the Shaw Center, where the talks on a Global Plastics Treaty are taking place. #PlasticsTreaty

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