Guilt-free plastics? The idea of plastic credits and its realities Wouldn’t it be great to have something like guilt-free plastics? A plastic product you can just buy without worrying that you are contributing to pollution in the environment? That’s the promise of pl

Wouldn’t it be great to buy guilt-free plastics - without worrying that you are polluting the environment? That’s the promise of #plasticcredits. But are these credits really doing what they claim to do? Hear more from Benard Ogembo, Conor McGlone and Arpita Bhagat 🎧
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Yet another new report on the systemic failure of #carbonoffset projects. How many of these do we need before we give up on this fatally flawed concept? And learn the lessons for #plasticcredits as well. corporateaccountability.org/wp-content/u...

Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed.

After 30+ years of failure, consensus opinion on #carbonmarkets is that there is no path to success. But policymakers still keep creating and relying on them. It's critical we avoid repeating this same mistake with #plasticcredits. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Have you heard about Plastic Credits? 🤔 It's where companies provide funding for waste collection initiatives to “offset” their plastic footprint.

Real solutions begin with reduction, not compensation.

#BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticCredits

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

Are #carbonoffsets fixable? Joe Romm and co-authors have new, comprehensive review paper out. tl;dr The answer is no, they're not. The problems are fundamental. They also apply to #plasticcredits by the way. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The sunscreen scandal shocking Australia - the world's skin cancer capital It has shaken consumer trust and raised questions about global sunscreen regulation.

Your periodic reminder that entrusting third party companies with any type of regulatory responsibility leads to failure of the regulation...which is, of course, the point. Yes, I'm looking at you, #plasticcredits and #carbonmarkets among many others. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Ghana’s waste pickers brave mountains of plastic – and big industry Accra has been picked by a World Bank bond to end the waste crisis. But for informal recyclers, it is a false solution.

Great long form piece on waste pickers. It includes a bit on #plasticcredits but is primarily about the humanity of those who are too often beneath notice. www.aljazeera.com/features/lon...

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Two column comparative chart describing incompatibilities of just transition principles with greenwashed plastic credits.

#GlobalPlasticsTreaty negotiations begin this week during INC-5.2 in Geneva! JTA's Nona Chai has been researching the #falsesolution of #plasticcredits and prepared this two-page document on why these credits are incompatible with #justtransition. Follow @jtalliance.bsky.social for updates!

High-integrity Plastic Credits by Verra help meet plastic stewardship goals, boost EPR schemes, and support policy initiatives. They're a scalable solution for the plastic crisis and circularity. 🌍 Donate now to support this impactful tool! 🔗 4agc.com/donate/verra #PlasticCredits #CircularEconomy

The case for Plastic Credits: Funding clean-up, forcing accountability and action NOW | BVRIO Plastic pollution isn’t just a crisis: it’s an environmental and social debt. A debt that companies have racked up by selling plastic packaging and products without taking responsibility with a viable...

Plastic pollution isn’t just a crisis: it’s an environmental & social debt that companies owe from selling plastic packaging and products without a viable take-back system.

Repaying isn't optional.

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#PlasticPollution #PlasticCredits #plastictreaty

Plastic credits are growing in use and attracting criticism While they offer a way to attack plastic pollution now and fund waste management, plastic credits are no substitute for real reductions.

Nice to be quoted in this @trellisgroup.bsky.social article on #plasticcredits. trellis.net/article/plas...

New paper out on #plasticcredits! Led by the inimitable
@moon-sc.bsky.social, we break down fundamental problems in #plastic credits, including those common to carbon offsetting as well as some issues unique to plastic -- like the lack of permanent removal. www.cell.com/one-earth/ab...

Artwork: Turn Off The Plastic Tap

#PlasticCredits, are being promoted as an innovative way of addressing plastic pollution. A new study with AWI participation now shows that such compensation programs make the plastic problem worse - not better.

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3) A body of independent scientists to evaluate and monitor progress towards those targets.
4) Stay away from #plasticcredits or #plasticoffsets -- they undermine the targets and muddy accountability. (More on this soon!)

Plastikmüll: Helfen Plastic Credits gegen Umweltverschmutzung? Plastic Credits sind Gutschriften, die Unternehmen kaufen können – dafür sammeln andere dann eine bestimmte Menge Müll ein. Ist das mehr als Greenwashing?

#PlasticCredits im Kampf gegen #Plastikmüll :
Über 100 Mio.Tonnen (!) #Müll schwimmen in den Weltmeeren. Der globale Handel soll dagegen helfen. Unternehmen kaufen Gutschriften, für die dann Müll eingesammelt wird. Ist das mehr als #Greenwashing ?
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What Does "Plastic Neutral" Really Mean? Companies are aiming to reduce their plastic footprint with offsets. Environmentalists are skeptical.

Good short read on the latest offsetting scheme: #plasticcredits www.sierraclub.org/sierra/envir...

Burning plastic and emitting toxic gases central to ‘plastic offsetting’ Plastic offsetting sector’s preferred solution puts the climate and people’s health at risk, without curbing production.

Eye-opening @afpfr.bsky.social story on #PlasticCredits: "One of the #plastics industry’s favoured ways to cut waste puts the climate and people’s health at risk, without curbing production", incl. quotes by @tangri0.bsky.social from @scientistscoa.bsky.social
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What is Nestlé doing to tackle plastic packaging waste? We remain committed to designing 100% of our plastic packaging for recycling. By 2025, we expect that more than 95% of it will be. To date, 85.8% of our total packaging is already recyclable or reusab...

Nestle comes out against #plasticcredits.

"We don’t believe in the effectiveness of plastic credits without a credible, solid, and harmonized global standard." www.nestle.com/ask-nestle/e...

Unpacking plastic credits: Challenges to effective and just global plastics governance Amid growing concerns over plastic pollution and ongoing efforts to develop a global plastics treaty, this paper critically examines plastic credits as a compensatory measure for addressing plastic po...

New preprint! Just in time for #INC5, we unpack the world of plastic credits. Promoted as a source of finance, #plasticcredits could actually undermine core objectives of the #plasticstreaty including reducing plastic pollution, #justtransition, and sustainable finance.
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💡 In our new PREPRINT, we examine #plasticcredits as a compensatory measure for addressing #plastic pollution. Instead of reducing pollution, they could exacerbate fragmented plastics governance & reinforce legitimation of #wasteColonialism. #greenwashing
#PlasticsTreaty
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