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
- New coalition launches to defend Europe’s seas through the courts
- Fresh legal study strengthens case for closing EU market to deep-sea minerals
- Outside Europe’s largest textile recycling expo, civil society organisations ask: Can recycling solve a crisis caused by overproduction?
- Seas At Risk reaction to AGRIFISH Council on EU Common Fisheries Policy and Omnibus
- “End of Fish Day” in the EU falls on 19 May: Europe’s seafood consumption is increasingly detached from its own ecosystems
SEAS AT RISK | Ocean Plastic Pollution
- 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
- Open letter: Call to Ministers to protect the Mediterranean from plastic pollution
