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I don’t know why all the attention is on climate change and not on the consequences of microplastics everywhere.

Such an important issue, yet no world summit, no word about the topic when we talk about environmental issues.

Change is due !




> I don’t know why all the attention is on climate change

Because it's the largest existential threat human civilization has ever faced.

But perhaps two things can be bad at the same time, and we should stop flooding earth with microplastics without taking away any attention from climate change. There's plenty of attention to go around. It's not like humanity is wholly committed to fighting climate change. Quite the contrary.


I think there is more than enough attention on climate change (it’s constant hammering at this point) and that it is predatory to awareness about other environmental risks.


More than enough by what measure? That constant hammering hasn't yet translated to political will to actually turn the ship around.


Well for example I spend 3 full days a year of training at my company being lectured about climate change.

There are yearly events and summits with huge press coverage.

I don’t know if my company can afford to spend 3 more days per employee talking about microplastics and chemicals pollution.


> Well for example I spend 3 full days a year of training at my company being lectured about climate change.

I can perfectly imagine employees of a bank having to do that for the SRI rating. Then head back to their cubicle for the 280 other days and give loans for mining, road constructions, malls, etc. 99% of the time spent on business as usual isn't exactly being too much concerned about an existential threat...

That said, 3 days is better than nothing at all, and your company is likely an exception.


The thing is that it feels force fed. Reactions are adverse it’s counter productive.


So what is your suggestion? How do we avoid this fast approaching existential threat to humanity?


CO2 based tarifs? Nuclear energy? Us plebeians have zero leverage to have those implemented. It requires international coordination. It’s about the chosen few thus the constant hammering on the average joe is pointless.

Regarding plastics and soil pollution there are very actionable daily and local measures we can take the reduce it. Yet nothing is done.




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