Some ocean action coming up!

🧨 New study: #DeepSeaMining isn’t the treasure chest it claims to be. Turns out, it’s more like burning cash at the bottom of the ocean for metals we don’t even need. 💸🌊Nature’s verdict: high risk, low reward, bad idea. #DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed

📢Today representatives of small-scale fishers, scientists, citizens & civil society handed in a petition to Costas Kadis - EU Commissioner for the Ocean - signed by +250K European citizens calling to #EndBottomTrawling in #MPAs. 🐠 #ProtectedMeansProtected 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...

By leaving out entire product groups like #footwear, #paints, or #chemicals, @ec.europa.eu risks weakening the potential of the #Ecodesign law. Read our press release: eeb.org/commissions-...

The EU’s 5-year #Ecodesign (#ESPR) work plan is out 🥳 But excluding footwear, plastics, paints & chemicals risks more #microplastics in the ocean. Every 👞 product 🛞 counts 🎨. Postponing action today means more pollution tomorrow. 👀 Read more: seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...

📢New report shows that the current EU fisheries policy favours large-scale industry to the detriment of small-scale & low-impact fisheries. 🎣🐟 We call on Commissioner Costas Kadis to take action to fully enforce EU law! #OceansPact #RethinkFisheries #Pressrelease 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...

A jury found Greenpeace International and two Greenpeace entities in the US liable for over US$ 660 million combined in Energy Transfer’s meritless SLAPP lawsuit. But green NGOs must keep having a voice #WeWillNotBeSilenced Find out more: www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

This chronic microplastic pollution from plastic manufacturers has to stop! Accidents are not the only source, most plastic production plants are also leaking their #plasticpellets into the surrounding environment!

#NorthSea communities and ecosystems are dealing with the toxic consequences of last week's oil tanker collision 💥 including #PlasticPelletPollution, a disaster that will only become more common without tight measures on maritime transport 🚢 We're counting on the EU to #BeatPlasticPollution 💪

This report is also very relevant #marinelife

The work of Seas At Risk on the #OceanPact might be relevant to some of you here #marinelife 😇

US president has come up with the bold action to reintroduce mandatory #singleuseplastic straws in federal offices when these had been phased out to fight marine pollution. This #americanwayoflife is fuelling #climatechange with 10 times more GHG per person when it could be part of the solution 🙃

More than a third of consumers believe that green claims have been verified – but this is seldom the case. It is time to hold companies to account for green claims – before products or services are placed on the market. 🌳 Learn more about the #GreenClaimsDirective: ecostandard.org/news_events/...

📢Marine NGOs sent a letter to the German BALTFISH presidency to demand urgent action prevent the extinction of the Baltic #HarbourPorpoise population. Have a look at the letter! 👉 seas-at-risk.org/general-news... #EUBiodiversity #ProtectedMeansProtected #RethinkFisheries #MPAs Photo: Sean McCann

The European Commission's Joint Research Center has published a report on marine litter trends in EU water basins based on Member States monitoring data. Results show an average reduction of 29% compared to 2016. More details and abstract available here: publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...

We need to work together. The @ec.europa.eu and the International Maritime Organization must bring binding regulation - an ambitious levy, zero-emission fuel and prioritise energy efficiency - to the maritime industry if there is to be a future in shipping where everyone wins 💪

C'est une excellente nouvelle, encore faut-il que le contenu de ce "pacte" soit étayé et assorti d'une série de propositions législatives urgentes, car en soit une communication n'engage que peu l'exécutif européen.

I would be interested to join marine conservation related groups, thks for sharing these, especially those dealing with marine pollution. Thank you! #addOcean

— nature’s poetry ❄️

“The world’s demand for this treaty is undeniable.” Progress was made at #INC5 in Busan, but the work to finalize a global #PlasticsTreaty continues. “We have to #BeatPlasticPollution, & we have to do it as soon as possible,” said @ingerandersen.bsky.social Full speech: tinyurl.com/tdm43u7p

Today, we ordered TikTok to freeze and preserve all data and evidence linked to the Romanian elections. This is a key step by the @ec.europa.eu to enforce the DSA. This follows our RFI and declassified information released yesterday, pointing to foreign interference from Russia. europa.eu/!fN4Xt6

When trying to decide if a plastic cleanup technology is a good idea, ask yourself: Would this work on land? Would dragging a net through a forest be a good idea? If the answer is “no”, then it’s not a good idea in the ocean, either. #INC5 #PlasticsTreaty

Why are plastic offsets and credits a dangerous distraction from an ambitious and legally binding global #plasticstreaty? A 🧵 #BreakFreeFromPlastic #INC5

The fifth day of #INC5 negotiations for a #PlasticsTreaty was dedicated to closed-door informal meetings by country delegates. Check out #BreakFreeFromPlastic highs ✅ & lows ❌ as well as the key stories from today on our website: breakfreefromplastic.org/poplite/

The third day of #INC5 negotiations for a #PlasticsTreaty have concluded, after being spent in negotiating groups and a midweek stocktake plenary. Check out #BreakFreeFromPlastic highs ✅ & lows ❌ as well as the key stories from today on our website 👇 breakfreefromplastic.org/poplite/

Join us at the European Parliament to find out how to #FollowtheFish!🐟 Speakers from civil society, the food service industry and seafood companies will discuss the importance of having more information on the fish EU consumers eat. Register here➡️ bit.ly/3Z8ndUe

The Guardian view on cruise ships: a licence to pollute | Editorial

The first day of #INC5negotiations for a #PlasticsTreaty had the opening plenary followed by two contact groups that stretched into the late evening. Check out #BreakFreeFromPlastic highs ✅ & lows ❌as well as the key stories from today on our website 👇 www.breakfreefromplastic.org/poplite/

We are drowning in plastics. If business as usual continues, plastic production will triple by 2060. Yesterday, we started our participation in the final negotiations for the Global Plastics Treaty to reach an agreement to tackle plastic pollution at global level. 🧵↓

📜🌍 The people have spoken. With over 2.8 million signatures, the #PlasticsTreaty Petition demands urgent action to tackle plastic pollution at its root—from reducing production to holding corporations accountable. #INC5 #BreakFreeFromPlastic #BeatPlasticPollution

I'm in Busan at the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations at #INC5. But the #petrochem industry is too. We need to ensure that decisions are evidence-based and grounded in robust science, not greenwashing. #ConflictsOfInterest are a real problem. Read more here: www.chemistryworld.com/news/after-y...

Plastics treaty talks are underway in Busan. We’re fighting to secure a treaty that : 🎯 Caps plastic production ⚠️ Bans hazardous chemicals 🙋🏽‍♂️ Ensures strong procedural rules for urgent, ambitious action from all parties. 🧵Here’s what the #PlasticsTreaty must achieve:

The second day of #INC5 negotiations for a #PlasticsTreaty was spent negotiating in contact groups. Check out #BreakFreeFromPlastic highs ✅ & lows ❌ as well as the key stories from today on our website: www.breakfreefromplastic.org/poplite/ #BeatPlasticPollution #PlasticsINC

#Inc5 is off, the negotiations have begun. #PlasticsTreaty