Lest you get lost in the jargon

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barack_obama_cop21_paris_national_observerHere’s a guide to understanding some of what is going on in Paris right now, with COP21, the United Nations’ climate talks.

And here are the pledges. They’re pretty significant.

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    1. Yeah. I guess it’s easy to make pledges. Let’s hope someone decides to follow through…

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        1. I’ve got one word for you: Plastics. That’s what I thought of when I saw your link. But yeah.

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          1. Don’t get me started on plastics….

            • Chemicals added to plastics are absorbed by human bodies. Some of these compounds have been found to alter hormones or have other potential human health effects.
            • Plastic debris, laced with chemicals and often ingested by marine animals, can injure or poison wildlife.
            • Floating plastic waste, which can survive for thousands of years in water, serves as mini transportation devices for invasive species, disrupting habitats.
            • Plastic buried deep in landfills can leach harmful chemicals that spread into groundwater.
            • Around 4 percent of world oil production is used as a feedstock to make plastics, and a similar amount is consumed as energy in the process.

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