Journalist, covering #plasticstreaty, oceans, food systems, forests. Writing in @theguardian.com‬ @dialogueearth.bsky.social @anthropocenemag.bsky.social @ted-ed.bsky.social‬ & morehttps://bsky.app/profile/emmaanne.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmaanne.bsky.social/post/3lupo6dgig22uWhy did the CEO of one of the world's largest demining charities The HALO Trust defend a shipment of banned landmines from the US to Ukraine? https://spoileralerts.substack.com/p/questionable-incentives24 Jul 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:mlxam2gnpftxdhonuld3cx57/app.bsky.feed.post/3lupo6dgig22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmaanne.bsky.social/post/3llxqp2nxvk2eThe UN Human Rights Council has just officially recognised plastic pollution as a threat to human rights. Here's a look at how plastic disproportionately affects Indigenous Peoples - and how they're fighting back https://dialogue.earth/en/pollution/indigenous-peoples-fight-to-be-heard-at-plastics-treaty-talks/ @dialogueearth.bsky.social04 Apr 2025 06:04 +0000at://did:plc:mlxam2gnpftxdhonuld3cx57/app.bsky.feed.post/3llxqp2nxvk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/emmaanne.bsky.social/post/3lfwzeu2dek2r"Plastic, he added, is undeniably useful. But it comes with a clear risk. One day, if fire strikes, 'it will burn faster, and it will burn hotter.' The advantages will turn to threats." https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/01/los-angeles-fire-smoke-plastic-toxic/681318/17 Jan 2025 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:mlxam2gnpftxdhonuld3cx57/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfwzeu2dek2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmaanne.bsky.social/post/3ldkutdd5yc2bI don't think we talk nearly enough about the quiet wonders of #peat and what it does for our planet - or how frightening it is when it catches fire! Thanks to TED Ed for featuring this video, with beautiful animation by Ivana Volda, and expert insight from Guillermo Rein https://youtu.be/brdrOzVgZX0?si=-OT1r6_VBABlyZu818 Dec 2024 07:52 +0000at://did:plc:mlxam2gnpftxdhonuld3cx57/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldkutdd5yc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmaanne.bsky.social/post/3ld7ci6pnvk27Late to post, but still thinking about the INC-5 plastics treaty talks in Busan, where 100+ countries stood up to support an ambitious agreement to tackle the escalating quantities of plastic that enter our lives each day https://dialogue.earth/en/pollution/inc-5-dark-arts-filibusters-and-the-final-meeting-that-wasnt/ @dialogueearth.bsky.social13 Dec 2024 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:mlxam2gnpftxdhonuld3cx57/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld7ci6pnvk27https://bsky.app/profile/emmaanne.bsky.social/post/3lc5u4td4ck24"There’s a great lot of countries that want to see the betterment of this planet.” Fiji's Sivendra Michael on the 100+ nations who now want curbs on plastic production to be included in a global #plasticstreaty being debated in Busan https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/29/hope-of-breakthrough-international-plastic-treaty-talks-un-busan30 Nov 2024 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:mlxam2gnpftxdhonuld3cx57/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc5u4td4ck24https://bsky.app/profile/emmaanne.bsky.social/post/3lbxpmbd5322w220 industry lobbyists here at the global #plasticstreaty talks in Busan, making it the largest delegation, outnumbering those of both Korea and the EU @cielorg.bsky.social https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/27/plastic-lobbyists-biggest-group-un-treaty-talks-busan-korea27 Nov 2024 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:mlxam2gnpftxdhonuld3cx57/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbxpmbd5322whttps://bsky.app/profile/emmaanne.bsky.social/post/3lao2h4smmc2wNDCs, Article 6 and finance: this is a very helpful guide on what to watch at #COP29 and the key terms to know https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/11/cop29-jargon-buster-key-terms-for-this-years-climate-conference-in-azerbaijan?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other11 Nov 2024 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:mlxam2gnpftxdhonuld3cx57/app.bsky.feed.post/3lao2h4smmc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/emmaanne.bsky.social/post/3la74mjis6o2wThe world is working on a treaty to end global plastic pollution, and the final meeting is this month in Busan: here's my take on what to watch: https://dialogue.earth/en/pollution/inc-5-what-to-look-out-for-at-plastics-treaty-talks-in-busan/ @dialogueearth.bsky.social05 Nov 2024 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:mlxam2gnpftxdhonuld3cx57/app.bsky.feed.post/3la74mjis6o2w