In a world where the costs behind the latest trends are far more than what is written on the price tag, we explore how our global trade system – built on constant consumption and rapid turnover of goods – affects the environment, the economy, and especially the shipping industry. Today, our demand for “stuff” results in enormous amounts of products, including fuels, plastic pellets, plastic textiles and other disposable goods, shipped every day across the world. This system drives overproduction, overconsumption, and high emissions from maritime transport…
Source: Seas At Risk | Ocean Plastic Pollution
SEAS AT RISK | Press Releases
- EU Ocean Week: New assessment finds Europe not on track to achieve a healthy ocean by 2030
- European Parliament ignores the reason why the Common Fisheries Policy is failing
- EU fishing fleet can decarbonise within existing legal limits, new study finds
- 61 organisations call on President von der Leyen to make the EU Ocean Act a turning point for Europe’s seas
- EU Nature restoration plans: marine NGOs warn Member States must raise ambition to restore Europe’s seas
SEAS AT RISK | Ocean Plastic Pollution
- Ocean Week 2026
- EU must tackle microfibre pollution at source through apparel design rules
- The Arctic Is Changing Fast. What Ships Do There Matters
- One Planet Shipping Webinar Recording: The Real Cost of Staying on Trend
- The real cost of staying on trend
