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We should not separate out environmental issues, but the current approach to plastic pollution can be a distraction from meaningful action. A response to Avery-Gomm et al.

Stafford, R. and Jones, P.J.S., 2019. We should not separate out environmental issues, but the current approach to plastic pollution can be a distraction from meaningful action. A response to Avery-Gomm et al. Marine policy, 107 (September), 103585.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103585

Abstract

We agree with Avery-Gomm et al. that we should not separate out environmental issues. We also agree with them over the relative threat of plastic to our oceans. However, recent evidence on the ‘spillover effect’ of pro-environmental behaviours and on public attitudes to threats to areas such as the Great Barrier Reef suggest common consumerist and political approaches to tackle plastic pollution can cause a distraction from issues caused by climate change and biodiversity loss. We reiterate that we need political changes to address overconsumption in order to make real progress on all environmental issues.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:0308-597X
Group:Faculty of Science & Technology
ID Code:32408
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:21 Jun 2019 08:55
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:16

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