Ocean Connecting the Dots Plastic Pollution and the Planetary Emergency

Abstract

The toxic pollution resulting form rampant overproduction of virgin plastics and their lifestyles is irreversible, directly undermines our health, drive biodiversity loss, exacerbates climate change and risks generating large-scale harmful environmental changes. With emissions into the ocean alone to triple by 2040 in line with production, it threatens human civilisation and the planet's basic ability to maintain a habitable environment.