Rory Todd
@rorytodd98.bsky.social
Researcher in Education and Development @CGDev. Tweet a lot about lead.
Lead chromate is a pigment which is highly toxic, has safe alternatives, and yet continues to be used in many countries. Scandalously, it's accession to the Rotterdam convention (which regulates trade in hazardous chemicals) is being blocked by a bureaucratic tangle.
www.cgdev.org/blog/childre...
www.cgdev.org/blog/childre...
Children Are Being Poisoned Because of Bureaucratic Inertia
This month saw joint meetings of the Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention. These meetings are held once every two years, and are the key mechanisms for in...
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May 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Lead chromate is a pigment which is highly toxic, has safe alternatives, and yet continues to be used in many countries. Scandalously, it's accession to the Rotterdam convention (which regulates trade in hazardous chemicals) is being blocked by a bureaucratic tangle.
www.cgdev.org/blog/childre...
www.cgdev.org/blog/childre...
I wrote a short blog on what I think is the most important point to be taken from effective altruism. May be preaching to the converted on here :)
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medium.com/@rorytodd98/...
Why You Should Donate More And Care Less About Everything Else
If you’re reading this, you’re probably extremely rich. I mean this in global terms. Someone on a £30,000 salary in the UK has a higher…
medium.com
April 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I wrote a short blog on what I think is the most important point to be taken from effective altruism. May be preaching to the converted on here :)
medium.com/@rorytodd98/...
medium.com/@rorytodd98/...
In a new paper, we show continuing exports of lead paint pigment from countries including the US, Canada, the UK, and Spain, despite these countries placing strong restrictions (even bans in UK/EU) on its use in their own territories.
Non-toxic options to lead chromate—a toxic paint pigment—have existed for years.
But @rorytodd98.bsky.social, @leecrawfurd.bsky.social, & @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social find that rich countries like the US & UK still export it to poorer nations, despite banning/restricting it at home:
bit.ly/4jusvlJ
But @rorytodd98.bsky.social, @leecrawfurd.bsky.social, & @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social find that rich countries like the US & UK still export it to poorer nations, despite banning/restricting it at home:
bit.ly/4jusvlJ
Rich Countries Are Exporting Thousands of Tons of Toxic Paint Pigment to Poor Countries
One in three children globally suffer from lead poisoning, which harms their health and educational development. While there’s a lot we still don’t know about where exposure comes from, most experts w...
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April 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
In a new paper, we show continuing exports of lead paint pigment from countries including the US, Canada, the UK, and Spain, despite these countries placing strong restrictions (even bans in UK/EU) on its use in their own territories.
Reposted by Rory Todd
Rich Countries Are Exporting Thousands of Tons of Toxic Paint Pigment to Poor Countries
New data from @rorytodd98.bsky.social @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social @cgdev.org and me.
Paper: www.cgdev.org/publication/...
Blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/rich-co...
New data from @rorytodd98.bsky.social @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social @cgdev.org and me.
Paper: www.cgdev.org/publication/...
Blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/rich-co...
April 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Rich Countries Are Exporting Thousands of Tons of Toxic Paint Pigment to Poor Countries
New data from @rorytodd98.bsky.social @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social @cgdev.org and me.
Paper: www.cgdev.org/publication/...
Blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/rich-co...
New data from @rorytodd98.bsky.social @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social @cgdev.org and me.
Paper: www.cgdev.org/publication/...
Blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/rich-co...
Reposted by Rory Todd
If you hate the news cycle but love high-impact research to help kids learn and thrive, we've got a great opportunity for you:
Register now CGD's First Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure(!), hosted as part of the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future.
www.cgdev.org/event/first-...
Register now CGD's First Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure(!), hosted as part of the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future.
www.cgdev.org/event/first-...
First Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure
CGD's first annual research conference on global lead exposure will bring together researchers, policymakers, and implementers working to stamp out global lead poisoning.
www.cgdev.org
April 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
If you hate the news cycle but love high-impact research to help kids learn and thrive, we've got a great opportunity for you:
Register now CGD's First Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure(!), hosted as part of the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future.
www.cgdev.org/event/first-...
Register now CGD's First Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure(!), hosted as part of the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future.
www.cgdev.org/event/first-...
@hannahritchie.bsky.social just want to say that I found 'Not the End of the World' absolutely brilliant - gifted couple of copies for Christmas
January 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
@hannahritchie.bsky.social just want to say that I found 'Not the End of the World' absolutely brilliant - gifted couple of copies for Christmas