Yes, not just single-use plastics, but environmental protections, carbon emissions, and more. Granted, the UN should handle it via an international committee. Doing it via committee ensures there is a …Read MoreYes, not just single-use plastics, but environmental protections, carbon emissions, and more. Granted, the UN should handle it via an international committee. Doing it via committee ensures there is a democratic element to enforcing the global agreement.Read Less
That’s a bit of a complicated matter. On the one hand, I believe that single use plastics are too much of a leading cause to major damage to the environment, so finding way to try and remedy this …Read MoreThat’s a bit of a complicated matter. On the one hand, I believe that single use plastics are too much of a leading cause to major damage to the environment, so finding way to try and remedy this issue would be a good start to improve it. On the other hand, it is easy to assume that single use plastics are a very cheap alternative to multi-use plastics and I can imagine low income families may need to utilize single use plastics. So while I believe something must be done to deal with an issue like this, I don’t believe a global agreement is the best thing to do.Read Less
Taking this action would be greatly beneficial for the environment, but single-use plastics are affordable and benefit a big part of the population. So it is a yes and a no.
Yes, not just single-use plastics, but environmental protections, carbon emissions, and more. Granted, the UN should handle it via an international committee. Doing it via committee ensures there is a …Read MoreYes, not just single-use plastics, but environmental protections, carbon emissions, and more. Granted, the UN should handle it via an international committee. Doing it via committee ensures there is a democratic element to enforcing the global agreement. Read Less
That’s a bit of a complicated matter. On the one hand, I believe that single use plastics are too much of a leading cause to major damage to the environment, so finding way to try and remedy this …Read MoreThat’s a bit of a complicated matter. On the one hand, I believe that single use plastics are too much of a leading cause to major damage to the environment, so finding way to try and remedy this issue would be a good start to improve it. On the other hand, it is easy to assume that single use plastics are a very cheap alternative to multi-use plastics and I can imagine low income families may need to utilize single use plastics. So while I believe something must be done to deal with an issue like this, I don’t believe a global agreement is the best thing to do. Read Less
Taking this action would be greatly beneficial for the environment, but single-use plastics are affordable and benefit a big part of the population. So it is a yes and a no.