Dr. Winnie Courtene-Jones
@WinnieCJ
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Plastic Pollution scientist & lecture @BangorUni | #microplastic, alternative biodegradable plastics | @Scientists_Coa #PlasticsTreaty @winniecj.bsky.social
Bangor, Wales
Joined June 2013
Science has provided increasing evidence of the sources, distribution & effects of #microplastics . 🌎 Global action & rethinking the way we produce and use plastic are critical. Read more in our multidisciplinary summary in @ScienceMagazine.
science.org
Twenty years after the first publication that used the term microplastic, we review current understanding, refine definitions, and consider future prospects. Microplastics arise from multiple...
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RT @MelanieBergma18: The second part of the 5th round of negotiations for a global #PlasticsTreaty (#INC5.2) has started! All hands on deck….
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RT @ciel_tweets: The science is clear: Plastics are poisoning us. 📍 We’re in Geneva with a message for negotiators. 💪🏽 Now is the time for….
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🌎 The final @UNEP negotiating session to develop a Global Plastics Treaty starts today! . 👩🔬 I'm delighted to be attending this monumental event & continue contributing scientific evidence to the process to end #plasticpollution . @BangorUni .
bangor.ac.uk
The Global Plastics Treaty is an ambitious global effort to end plastic pollution. This meeting in Switzerland, the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2), marks the final...
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Taking a moment of calm in Geneva ahead of 2 wks of #PlasticTreaty negotiations. Taking views of Mount Blanc peaking from the clouds as a good omen for what lies ahead. Together we can summit to deliver an effective treaty.#UNplasticsTreaty #plasticpollution #INC52 @UNEP
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RT @SeneddResearch: ♻️ Plastic pollution poses a risk to human and ecosystem health. This #PlasticFreeJuly, @WinnieCJ of @BangorUni looks a….
research.senedd.wales
Plastic pollution is a major environmental issue impacting human and ecosystem health. What measures are being taken to address this issue – both in Wales and internationally?
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❗️Plastic pollution impacts environmental and human health. 🌎Ahead of the next round of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations .I reflect on what measures are being taken in Wales 🏴 to address this issue & why these are needed @SeneddResearch .
research.senedd.wales
Plastic pollution is a major environmental issue impacting human and ecosystem health. What measures are being taken to address this issue – both in Wales and internationally?
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RT @brkfreeplastic: In Geneva for the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations? Join us for a FREE screening of a powerful documentary that puts human….
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📢 The science is clear: we need ambitious action across the plastics lifecycle, from production through to disposal. The question is, will countries deliver?. Ahead of the final UN #PlasticTreaty #INC5 talks (4th-16th Aug).I share my perspectives.
theconversation.com
The talks in Geneva may be the world’s last chance to agree a strong treaty to tackle plastic pollution, scientists warn.
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RT @greatnurdler: Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered the shipping company behind the X-Press Pearl disaster to pay $1 billion in damages….
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RT @brkfreeplastic: A flood of industry lobbyists and organisations have joined the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations, far outnumbering national….
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Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet
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Join the @Scientists_Coa newsletter to get all the latest insights and updates (inc. scientific fact checking), from the INC5.2 #PlasticTreaty negotiations direct into your inbox! . 🔗 Sign up here: .📑 Explore new policy briefs:
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RT @greatnurdler: 💻Get up to speeds with everything you need to know about #plasticpellets, #microplastics and #theglobalplasticstreaty ahe….
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RT @brkfreeplastic: In August 2025, policymakers and environmental experts will continue outlining key provisions of the global #PlasticsTr….
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From microplastics to waste-clogged coastlines, plastic pollution has become a planetary crisis. A new UN treaty offers hope, but only if it centres science over industrial interests
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RT @greatnurdler: The Great Global Nurdle Hunt is back!🌍. Join nurdle hunters around the world collecting evidence of nurdle pollution and….
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RT @Scientists_Coa: ⚕️ Our new policy brief on Article 19 looks at the importance including human health and how the global plastics treaty….
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The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty
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RT @Scientists_Coa: 💡 Our policy brief on Article 7 looks at releases and leakages from plastics including current gaps and why existing ME….
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The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty
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RT @Scientists_Coa: ✍️ Don't miss our new policy brief that explores the core elements of Article 5 and the important role of plastic produ….
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The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty
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