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I am conscious about having and keeping a healthy environment but liberals / progressives / environmentalists have rallied behind an extremely short-sighted policy. (Thread continues)
#SingleUse #Plastics #Ban #Canada
#SingleUse #Plastics #Ban #Canada
So first off, deforestation is already a problem and one that can be alleviated with production of paper products using quickly-growing help as part of the solution. Instead, we now need more paper products, and with less carbon in the air, less trees and less trees growing.
So now with these new paper products that don't work really well, consumers will require more of them to perform in a similar manner as their plastic counterparts. = more waste (although biodegradable hopefully)
Welcome to our live coverage of Climate Emergency Plan engagement session! If you have any questions, just let us know. ex.ac.uk/bP3
Prof Juliet Osborne, Chair of the Working Group and Director of the Environment and Sustainability Institute, is presenting the main findings and answering questions.
1/3: The #Environment and #ClimateEmergency 🌍
Why we must act ➡️ Globally, the six warmest years on record were in the last seven years and by 2050 the UK is facing a trebling of deaths caused by heat.
Find out more: ex.ac.uk/bPq
Why we must act ➡️ Globally, the six warmest years on record were in the last seven years and by 2050 the UK is facing a trebling of deaths caused by heat.
Find out more: ex.ac.uk/bPq
2/3: Some of our University goals➡️
🌎To be #CarbonNeutral for scope 1 & 2 emissions (owned, controlled or purchased) by 2040 (50% by 2025)
🌎Reduce #plastics & paper use by 50% by 2025
🌎#Recycling rates up to 70% by 2025
Read all of our goals here: ex.ac.uk/bPp
🌎To be #CarbonNeutral for scope 1 & 2 emissions (owned, controlled or purchased) by 2040 (50% by 2025)
🌎Reduce #plastics & paper use by 50% by 2025
🌎#Recycling rates up to 70% by 2025
Read all of our goals here: ex.ac.uk/bPp
3/3: Some of our early actions include setting up an Environmental Emergency Board to oversee delivery of recommendations by December 2019 & removing all #SingleUse, non-recyclable cups & food boxes by December 2020.
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