U.S. taxpayers are unknowingly funding plastic subsidies, which keep plastic cheap & allow Industry to grow—polluting ecosystems and harming human health. It's time to rethink these hidden costs and shift toward sustainable solutions. 🌎 🌱#PlasticPollutesbit.ly/3Cusb6y
Big news 🚨 The European Union has BANNED BPA from contact with food. 👏🍇 It's well known that this commonly used plastic chemical is harmful to human health. It's time for EVERYONE to follow suit! #PlasticPolluteseuronews.com/my-europe/2025/…
Wildfires heighten the dangers that plastic pipes pose to drinking water. Extreme heat causes plastic pipes to release dangerous chemicals known to cause cancer and other serious illnesses. #PlasticPollutesow.ly/8JxS50UIJ1O
When addressing the climate crisis, the focus often centers on carbon dioxide emissions & methane. Yet nitrous oxide is 300 times more potent & remains active in the atmosphere for more than 100 years.
More on how to #BeatNitrogenPollution: bit.ly/4h08emY
2 new women vice Rectors at University of Lapland
@PiiaBjorn (Education) and Sari Lindblom (Research).
The University @ulapland has appointed two new vice rectors to lead the university’s core areas of responsibility for the term 01.01.2025-31.12.2029.
ulapland.fi/news/Lapin-yliop…
Peter Sarlin’s substantial donation to strengthen AI research in Finland –13 new professorships in Finnish universities and the ELLIS Institute. At ULapland the new professorship will focus on AI-related legal issues. ulapland.fi/news/Peter-Sarli…@UniLaplandLaw
Welcome to Poland 🇵🇱 as new member of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution and the 68th Supporter of the latest HAC Ministerial Joint Statement for INC-5.
@MKiS_GOV_PLhactoendplasticpollution.org…
😍 Nature knows best. 🌿🍌 Plastic packaging accounts for an estimated 40% of single-use plastic. Let's urge companies to use regenerative and nontoxic materials that don't pollute people and the planet. #PlasticPollutes#BreakFreeFromPlastic#PlasticPollution
Welcome to the event "Sustainability across Finland",
organized by @HELSINKISUS
on Fri. 22.11.2024 (11-15,30)
Guest speakers from @uniofjyvaskyla (11,25-11,55); @ulapland (13,20-14,00) & LUT University (14,10-14,50)
Join the event online via Zoom helsinki.zoom.us/s/642135435…
Good job @valuebiomat researchers and thanks to our Advisory Board members for their important feedbacks, that is the reason why the Advisory Board is very valuable!
@Akatemia_STN and @SuomenAkatemia
Already our fifth traditional Tiedekulma event on 12th November will focus on value chains and side streams. It is entitled “Kohti kestävämpiä arvoketjuja: muovit, värit ja tekstiilit”. Together with @Finixrevolution and @BioColourFI of #impres program @Akatemia_STN