Sales of synthetic chemicals will double over the next 12 years with alarming implications for health and the environment, according to a global study that highlights government failures to rein in the industry behind plastics, pesticides and cosmetics.
The second Global Chemicals Outlook, which was released in Nairobi on Monday, said the world will not meet international commitments to reduce chemical hazards and halt pollution by 2020. In fact, the study by the United Nations Environment Programme found that the industry has never been more dominant nor has humanity’s dependence on chemicals ever been as great.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/12/surge-in-chemical-use-a-threat-to-health-and-environment
By the way, many of the people who died when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed on Sunday were on their way to attend the fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly which issued the above report. Just a coincidence, I'm sure.
But it is ironic they died on the way to a conference where people discussed something which may kill the rest of us, too.
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