An international team of scientists wrote a letter to the journal Science asserting that recycling is not a long-term solution to the growing sea of plastics polluting our soil, river, oceans, the air we breathe and even our bloodstreams and lungs. The scientists argued that the production of plastics must not only be regulated, but capped and phased out in the long-term.
One of the major challenges of implementing a global agreement on plastic is the lack of economy-wide taxes or obligations to structurally reduce the consumption of plastic
WITH the rising concern on microplastic pollution, a group of international experts, including from Malaysia, are studying the source of these pollutants in this part of the world.
Apr 20, 2022 // Science diplomacy will be key to navigating statecraft and security challenges in our evolving frontiers the Arctic, high seas, and outer space but Russia's recent hostility complicates matters.