Bethanie Carney Almroth #PlasticsTreaty
@bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social
Ecotoxicologist, fish biologist, plastic researcher, teacher, communicator, wife, mother, lover of animals.
Steering member of The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty https://ikhapp.org/scientistscoalition/
Steering member of The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty https://ikhapp.org/scientistscoalition/
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Despite the importance of science for environmental #decision-making, many factors can prevent its use. @bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social et al. argue the #Right-to-Science is a “promising framework to understand & combat systemic inequalities, power imbalances & corporate capture” doi.org/10.1080/1364...
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Despite the importance of science for environmental #decision-making, many factors can prevent its use. @bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social et al. argue the #Right-to-Science is a “promising framework to understand & combat systemic inequalities, power imbalances & corporate capture” doi.org/10.1080/1364...
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new open access paper on the right to science and pollution with several fantastic colleagues including
@bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social @jptilsted.bsky.social and @taraolsen.bsky.social
@bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social @jptilsted.bsky.social and @taraolsen.bsky.social
Protecting the right to science in multilateral environmental agreements addressing chemicals and plastics pollution
Scientific evidence supports dominant institutional understandings of the global socio-ecological crises of the triple planetary crisis-climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution-demonstrating...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
new open access paper on the right to science and pollution with several fantastic colleagues including
@bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social @jptilsted.bsky.social and @taraolsen.bsky.social
@bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social @jptilsted.bsky.social and @taraolsen.bsky.social
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"When science is denied, it undermines our understanding of problems."
@bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social of University of Gothenburg stresses that amidst a climate of narrowing spaces & funding, scientists must be enabled to support public & decision makers to understand causes & find solutions.
@bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social of University of Gothenburg stresses that amidst a climate of narrowing spaces & funding, scientists must be enabled to support public & decision makers to understand causes & find solutions.
October 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"When science is denied, it undermines our understanding of problems."
@bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social of University of Gothenburg stresses that amidst a climate of narrowing spaces & funding, scientists must be enabled to support public & decision makers to understand causes & find solutions.
@bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social of University of Gothenburg stresses that amidst a climate of narrowing spaces & funding, scientists must be enabled to support public & decision makers to understand causes & find solutions.
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💣 An excellent analysis of the #PlasticsTreaty 's Whistledown (aka @magnuslovold.bsky.social) of what happened behind the scenes at the end of #INC5.2. Once again, important questions are raised about the role of UNEP, which seems to support a low-ambition treaty #Plastics
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medium.com/points-of-or...
Palace intrigues
The plastics treaty talks in Geneva ended without a deal. As negotiators weigh their options about the way forward, troubling questions are…
medium.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
💣 An excellent analysis of the #PlasticsTreaty 's Whistledown (aka @magnuslovold.bsky.social) of what happened behind the scenes at the end of #INC5.2. Once again, important questions are raised about the role of UNEP, which seems to support a low-ambition treaty #Plastics
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medium.com/points-of-or...
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This is no longer just about plastic pollution. The credibility of multilateralism itself depends on proving that a small minority cannot indefinitely hold the planet hostage.
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @ciel.org @breakfreefromplastic.org
This is no longer just about plastic pollution. The credibility of multilateralism itself depends on proving that a small minority cannot indefinitely hold the planet hostage.
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @ciel.org @breakfreefromplastic.org
The Consensus Syndrome
An effective treaty on plastic pollution will require countries to break the long-standing spell of consensus — and finally put decisions to a vote.
backchannel1.substack.com
July 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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This is no longer just about plastic pollution. The credibility of multilateralism itself depends on proving that a small minority cannot indefinitely hold the planet hostage.
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @ciel.org @breakfreefromplastic.org
This is no longer just about plastic pollution. The credibility of multilateralism itself depends on proving that a small minority cannot indefinitely hold the planet hostage.
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @ciel.org @breakfreefromplastic.org
I will be in Geneva at the UN #PlasticsTreaty INC5.2 with 58 members of @scientistscoa.bsky.social working to support evidence based-decision making in the negotiations.
Get in touch for all things plastics + science + treaty!
#PlasticPollution #ToxicChemicals #Health #HumanRights
Get in touch for all things plastics + science + treaty!
#PlasticPollution #ToxicChemicals #Health #HumanRights
July 31, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I will be in Geneva at the UN #PlasticsTreaty INC5.2 with 58 members of @scientistscoa.bsky.social working to support evidence based-decision making in the negotiations.
Get in touch for all things plastics + science + treaty!
#PlasticPollution #ToxicChemicals #Health #HumanRights
Get in touch for all things plastics + science + treaty!
#PlasticPollution #ToxicChemicals #Health #HumanRights
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🤓 IEEFA just released a briefing note with their considerations for the final round of UN Plastic Treaty negotiations!
*Read the full Briefing Note: tinyurl.com/4cmu3m6p
#PlasticsTreaty
*Read the full Briefing Note: tinyurl.com/4cmu3m6p
#PlasticsTreaty
UN international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution: Considerations for the final round of negotiations
Markets for the core feedstocks of virgin plastics—are currently oversupplied, creating market instability and decreased profits.
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July 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
🤓 IEEFA just released a briefing note with their considerations for the final round of UN Plastic Treaty negotiations!
*Read the full Briefing Note: tinyurl.com/4cmu3m6p
#PlasticsTreaty
*Read the full Briefing Note: tinyurl.com/4cmu3m6p
#PlasticsTreaty
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Today there's a public briefing on the collection, "Act boldly or fail: academic perspectives at a pivotal moment in global plastics treaty negotiations," where 60+ experts outline the consequences of delayed or diluted action 1/
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Call for bold action at upcoming Global Plastics Treaty Talks (INC-5.2)
As the world prepares for the final round of negotiations on a legally binding global plastics treaty (INC-5.2), from 5-14 August 2025, over 60 academic experts have stepped forward to outline exactly...
www.eurekalert.org
July 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Today there's a public briefing on the collection, "Act boldly or fail: academic perspectives at a pivotal moment in global plastics treaty negotiations," where 60+ experts outline the consequences of delayed or diluted action 1/
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Reposted by Bethanie Carney Almroth #PlasticsTreaty
With the INC5.2 schedule filling up, here is a side event focused on health and plastics in the #plasticstreaty. The Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics will launch on the morning of August, 4rd at an event in Geneva and online. Join us!
tessforum.org/latest/launc...
tessforum.org/latest/launc...
TESS - Launch Event: Announcing The Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics
tessforum.org
July 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
With the INC5.2 schedule filling up, here is a side event focused on health and plastics in the #plasticstreaty. The Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics will launch on the morning of August, 4rd at an event in Geneva and online. Join us!
tessforum.org/latest/launc...
tessforum.org/latest/launc...
Reposted by Bethanie Carney Almroth #PlasticsTreaty
Worth pointing out that we'll be talking histories of #Plastics just after INC-5.2 (negotiations for a UN #PlasticsTreaty) conclude in Geneva.
Let's hope scientists get heard 🙏
Latest reporting on the topic from @dpcarrington.bsky.social shows how hard that is www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Let's hope scientists get heard 🙏
Latest reporting on the topic from @dpcarrington.bsky.social shows how hard that is www.theguardian.com/environment/...
July 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Worth pointing out that we'll be talking histories of #Plastics just after INC-5.2 (negotiations for a UN #PlasticsTreaty) conclude in Geneva.
Let's hope scientists get heard 🙏
Latest reporting on the topic from @dpcarrington.bsky.social shows how hard that is www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Let's hope scientists get heard 🙏
Latest reporting on the topic from @dpcarrington.bsky.social shows how hard that is www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Thanks @dpcarrington.bsky.social for the insights into @unep.org and the #PlasticsTreaty. And @bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social keep up the good work💚
‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks
Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Thanks @dpcarrington.bsky.social for the insights into @unep.org and the #PlasticsTreaty. And @bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social keep up the good work💚
‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Bethanie Carney Almroth #PlasticsTreaty
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July 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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💡 The scientific evidence shows the need for a reduction in the production and consumption of primary plastic polymers to sustainable levels.
➡️ Learn more in our new policy brief on Article 6: zenodo.org/records/1563...
📑 See all policy briefs on the different Articles:
➡️ Learn more in our new policy brief on Article 6: zenodo.org/records/1563...
📑 See all policy briefs on the different Articles:
@scientistscoalition | Linktree
The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty
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July 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
💡 The scientific evidence shows the need for a reduction in the production and consumption of primary plastic polymers to sustainable levels.
➡️ Learn more in our new policy brief on Article 6: zenodo.org/records/1563...
📑 See all policy briefs on the different Articles:
➡️ Learn more in our new policy brief on Article 6: zenodo.org/records/1563...
📑 See all policy briefs on the different Articles:
Reposted by Bethanie Carney Almroth #PlasticsTreaty
🌍 New Briefing Note by @ieefainstitute.bsky.social "Trade Measures Key to the Success of Global Regulation to Curb Plastic Pollution" highlights how strong trade provisions are essential to make the global plastics treaty effective.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yv3bzay8
🔗 tinyurl.com/yv3bzay8
Trade measures a cornerstone to the success of global regulation to curb plastic pollution
Plastics, across its lifecycle, is a globalized, interconnected market, so a lack of strong trade provisions would limit the effectiveness of the objectives of the proposed binding agreement.
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June 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
🌍 New Briefing Note by @ieefainstitute.bsky.social "Trade Measures Key to the Success of Global Regulation to Curb Plastic Pollution" highlights how strong trade provisions are essential to make the global plastics treaty effective.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yv3bzay8
🔗 tinyurl.com/yv3bzay8
Reposted by Bethanie Carney Almroth #PlasticsTreaty
✍️ Don't miss our new policy brief that explores the core elements of Article 5 and the important role of plastic product design.
➡️ Learn more: zenodo.org/records/1563...
📑 Explore our other policy briefs on the different Articles:
➡️ Learn more: zenodo.org/records/1563...
📑 Explore our other policy briefs on the different Articles:
@scientistscoalition | Linktree
The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty
linktr.ee
June 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
✍️ Don't miss our new policy brief that explores the core elements of Article 5 and the important role of plastic product design.
➡️ Learn more: zenodo.org/records/1563...
📑 Explore our other policy briefs on the different Articles:
➡️ Learn more: zenodo.org/records/1563...
📑 Explore our other policy briefs on the different Articles:
Reposted by Bethanie Carney Almroth #PlasticsTreaty
I have a new, short publication out! The Entangled Fates of Plastics and Climate Change. I briefly review the material and geopolitical connections between these two environmental problems and point out the way forward. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 1/2
The Entangled Fates of Plastics and Climate Change | Cambridge Prisms: Plastics | Cambridge Core
The Entangled Fates of Plastics and Climate Change
www.cambridge.org
June 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I have a new, short publication out! The Entangled Fates of Plastics and Climate Change. I briefly review the material and geopolitical connections between these two environmental problems and point out the way forward. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 1/2
Reposted by Bethanie Carney Almroth #PlasticsTreaty
with the final round of UN plastic treaty negotiations in 4 weeks time, we've written a short piece that sets out the concept of a 'petrochemical historical bloc' to reveal the depth and extent of forces opposing strong global governance of plastic
The petrochemical historical bloc: Exposing the extent and depth of opposition to a high-ambition plastics treaty | Cambridge Prisms: Plastics | Cambridge Core
The petrochemical historical bloc: Exposing the extent and depth of opposition to a high-ambition plastics treaty
www.cambridge.org
June 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
with the final round of UN plastic treaty negotiations in 4 weeks time, we've written a short piece that sets out the concept of a 'petrochemical historical bloc' to reveal the depth and extent of forces opposing strong global governance of plastic
📢 NEW PAPER on #Chemicals in #RecycledPlastics! 📢
We collected recycled polyethylene (PE) pellets from small scale mechanical #recycling facilities, measured chemicals leaching out of the plastics into water and impacts in zebrafish.
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5-2
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We collected recycled polyethylene (PE) pellets from small scale mechanical #recycling facilities, measured chemicals leaching out of the plastics into water and impacts in zebrafish.
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5-2
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Effects of leachates from black recycled polyethylene plastics on mRNA expression of genes involved in adipogenesis and endocrine pathways in zebrafish embryos
Black recycled polyethylene pellets were collected from India, Nigeria and Taiwan. These pellet samples were used to create water leachates (in zebraf…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
📢 NEW PAPER on #Chemicals in #RecycledPlastics! 📢
We collected recycled polyethylene (PE) pellets from small scale mechanical #recycling facilities, measured chemicals leaching out of the plastics into water and impacts in zebrafish.
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5-2
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We collected recycled polyethylene (PE) pellets from small scale mechanical #recycling facilities, measured chemicals leaching out of the plastics into water and impacts in zebrafish.
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5-2
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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It is easy to be cynical about 30,000 people traveling to the French Riviera for a UN mtg with no decision making authority. But it came just before some huge moments for our oceans, and delivered real momentum for ocean sanctuaries, the #PlasticsTreaty, and a moratorium on #DeepSeaMining. #UNOC.
June 12, 2025 at 8:22 AM
It is easy to be cynical about 30,000 people traveling to the French Riviera for a UN mtg with no decision making authority. But it came just before some huge moments for our oceans, and delivered real momentum for ocean sanctuaries, the #PlasticsTreaty, and a moratorium on #DeepSeaMining. #UNOC.
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back on my archival research on Big Food and plastic pollution
This is the message to shareholders in PepsiCo's 1970 annual report, which boasts of the company's promising research into a 'burnable plastic bottle' that will solve the 'solid waste problem'
This is the message to shareholders in PepsiCo's 1970 annual report, which boasts of the company's promising research into a 'burnable plastic bottle' that will solve the 'solid waste problem'
June 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
back on my archival research on Big Food and plastic pollution
This is the message to shareholders in PepsiCo's 1970 annual report, which boasts of the company's promising research into a 'burnable plastic bottle' that will solve the 'solid waste problem'
This is the message to shareholders in PepsiCo's 1970 annual report, which boasts of the company's promising research into a 'burnable plastic bottle' that will solve the 'solid waste problem'
Reposted by Bethanie Carney Almroth #PlasticsTreaty
New paper out on #plasticcredits! Led by the inimitable
@moon-sc.bsky.social, we break down fundamental problems in #plastic credits, including those common to carbon offsetting as well as some issues unique to plastic -- like the lack of permanent removal. www.cell.com/one-earth/ab...
@moon-sc.bsky.social, we break down fundamental problems in #plastic credits, including those common to carbon offsetting as well as some issues unique to plastic -- like the lack of permanent removal. www.cell.com/one-earth/ab...
June 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New paper out on #plasticcredits! Led by the inimitable
@moon-sc.bsky.social, we break down fundamental problems in #plastic credits, including those common to carbon offsetting as well as some issues unique to plastic -- like the lack of permanent removal. www.cell.com/one-earth/ab...
@moon-sc.bsky.social, we break down fundamental problems in #plastic credits, including those common to carbon offsetting as well as some issues unique to plastic -- like the lack of permanent removal. www.cell.com/one-earth/ab...
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Protecting human rights means addressing risks posed by the full lifecycle of plastics to #HumanRights.
Join the #WorldEnvironmentDay celebration showing how #PlasticsTreaty must recognize that plastics are human rights issues.
📆 5 June, 9:00 CEST
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Join the #WorldEnvironmentDay celebration showing how #PlasticsTreaty must recognize that plastics are human rights issues.
📆 5 June, 9:00 CEST
🌍 tiny.cc/GENWED25
June 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Protecting human rights means addressing risks posed by the full lifecycle of plastics to #HumanRights.
Join the #WorldEnvironmentDay celebration showing how #PlasticsTreaty must recognize that plastics are human rights issues.
📆 5 June, 9:00 CEST
🌍 tiny.cc/GENWED25
Join the #WorldEnvironmentDay celebration showing how #PlasticsTreaty must recognize that plastics are human rights issues.
📆 5 June, 9:00 CEST
🌍 tiny.cc/GENWED25
Are you attending the UN Oceans conference in Nice? Members of the @scientistscoa.bsky.social will be there! Join scientists, plastics experts, and policy-makers for two ‘fireside chats’ about how we can reduce, and ultimately eliminate, plastics pollution in the #PlasticsTreaty:
(Link below)
(Link below)
May 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Are you attending the UN Oceans conference in Nice? Members of the @scientistscoa.bsky.social will be there! Join scientists, plastics experts, and policy-makers for two ‘fireside chats’ about how we can reduce, and ultimately eliminate, plastics pollution in the #PlasticsTreaty:
(Link below)
(Link below)