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Ocean Acidification: A crisis in the making
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Back to Blue at the UN Ocean Conference
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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

From risk to reward: investments for a circular plastics economy

Reading time: 10mins

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Lessons from Minamata: Japan’s chemical past and ambiguous future

Reading time: 8mins

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A treaty of true cost: recalibrating the economics of the plastics industry

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Where does marine chemical pollution come from?

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Which chemicals are polluting our ocean?

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Bankers of the world, unite (to end marine pollution)

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A long and winding road: chemicals and the plastics value chain

Reading time: 10mins

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Policy innovations to address marine pollution

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A green chemical revolution for the sea

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The Invisible Wave: Getting to zero chemical pollution Executive Summary

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Climate change: what is ocean acidification?

Duration: 16mins

Produced by: Economist Films

Fireside chat: building a global consensus on a zero-pollution ocean

Duration: 8.5mins

Written by: Economist Impact

VIDEO: THE INVISIBLE WAVE

Duration: 4.5mins

Written by: Economist Impact
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