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An Economist Impact film highlights how chemicals, vital to modern life, are exerting a negative impact on our oceans and ourselves. Hear from experts about the deterioration of our marine environments, and the need to shift to safer, greener chemicals production – and more responsible usage and disposal.

Marine Chemical Pollution

Breaking down Busan

Reading time: 8mins

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Plastic treaty after Busan: A Back to Blue Q&A with Eirik Lindebjerg, global plastics policy manager at the World Wildlife Fund

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The quest to quantify how ocean pollution impacts nature

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Leading the way: shaping the market for zero-carbon shipping fuels

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Toxic estuaries: a Q&A with Professor Kenneth Leung, director of the state key laboratory of Marine Pollution in Hong Kong

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Sea sickness: the pharmaceutical pollution problem

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Charting a new course: fueling the decarbonisation of global shipping

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A symbiotic approach to decarbonisation in the maritime industry

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Sewage and wastewater pollution 101

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World Ocean Summit 2025

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Closing the marine pollution data gap: The Global Estuaries Monitoring Programme

Duration: 9mins

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