interesting to note multilevel corporate strategies at play here in global plastic treaty talks ‘big food’ claim to support Extended Producer Responsibility schemes, while lobbying against its implementation at national level
Britain was due to introduce a new packaging tax to tackle plastic waste. But the levy was deferred. Why? Because big food brands successfully lobbied Tory government, saving themselves £1.7billion New on Democracy for Sale - and also today's Observer democracyforsale.substack.com/p/british-fo...
Exclusive: New scheme to improve recycling rates and tackle pollution was pushed back by Tories after industry complaints
at no point does the author consider that we might actually want to reduce the production of fossil fuel based plastics
counterpoint: we should be outraged that global north is exporting massive volumes of plastic waste that are incinerated
counterpoint: we should be outraged that global north is exporting massive volumes of plastic waste that are incinerated
Check out Marc's excellent piece on UK investment in CCS: "Perhaps the general lesson is the extraordinary power of the fossil fuel lobby." @amywestervelt.bsky.social
as part of a project I'm involved in, we have an NIHR funded PhD studentship on corporate political strategies of the fossil fuel (and petrochemical) industry in Sub-Saharan Africa we are looking for a researcher from an LMIC - if you're interested or know anyone then feel free to get in touch
www.globalwitness.org/en/press-rel... "The latest investor briefing - led by Global Witness+Mighty Earth - has found that JBS has removed reference to ‘zero tolerance’ to the invasion of protected areas, including Indigenous lands and environmental conservation zones, from its... SEC application. "
Thirty eight investors and NGOs urge shareholders to suspend investment in JBS as SEC application delays continue
the flat I live in was entirely dictated by whether we could have a cat flap - mad how many decisions we make to accommodate our pets!
really sorry to hear that losing a cat is like losing a family member - they become an integral part of your everyday life
In the last few years, EU commissioners and their cabinets held nearly 900 meetings with representatives of the fossil fuel industry – that's one nearly every working day Would they meet with the tobacco industry to discuss health policy? euobserver.com/eu-political...
We must first acknowledge the scale of the fossil-fuel industry’s influence on EU decision making. In the previous mandate, the commissioners and their cabinets held nearly 900 meetings with represent...