My Manifesto for COP26 and beyond
’m delighted that Cop26 is getting a lot of attention. I think it’s great that young people – with Greta leading the charge – are voicing their anger at what’s happening to the climate. It’s incredibly positive that more and more businesses around the world are trying to make meaningful changes. Not so good is that after 35 years campaigning to save the planet, I’m more concerned than I’ve ever been. Many of the predictions that I had hoped were too pessimistic are actually happening.
War on Waste – Not just plastics
This is not simply about plastic, it’s about our extremely wasteful society and how much stuff we simply throw away without even thinking.
Is the EU’s Single-Use Plastic (SUP) Directive better for the environment?
Mid 2021 the EU is planning to introduce the Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUP). The key objective appears to be moving business and consumers away from single-use plastics and towards re-usable solutions. On the surface of it, this sounds like a good environmental move.
