Connecting the Dots: Plastic Pollution and the Planetary Emergency

Recently, Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) - an international NGO - has released a report, titled “Connecting the Dots: Plastic Pollution and the Planetary Emergency”.

• The report pulls together recent scientific data on the impact of plastics on climate, biodiversity, human health and the environment.
• It was released ahead of the second part of United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) scheduled to be held in Nairobi, Kenya. The meeting is expected to redefine and decide every nation’s relationship with plastic.

Impact of Plastics: The increase in plastic production is also leading to an increment in the emissions of carbon dioxide and the resulting waste is also causing death among animals.

• The damage done by rampant overproduction of virgin plastics and their life-cycle is irreversible – this is a threat to human civilisation and the planet's basic ability to maintain a habitable environment.