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"Nurdles: The Worst Toxic Waste You’ve Probably Never Heard Of"

"Billions of these tiny plastic pellets are floating in the ocean, causing as much damage as oil spills, yet they are still not classified as hazardous".

Source: Guardian, 11/30/2021

Climate Change Policy & Advocacy Library

SEJ offers an extensive Climate Change Resource Guide to reporters and editors, especially those newer to the climate change beat, in order to support their coverage of this all-important topic. On this page you'll find policy and advocacy documents sorted by intergovernmental, governmental and NGO & private sector categories.

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Climate Change Topics

As the dust settles on COP28, climate change news abounds. So to help environmental journalists find and report stories on the beat, SEJ Publications continues to expand its growing Climate Change Resource Guide. Explore dozens of new information sources in the just-added Disaster and Extreme Weather section. Plus, hundreds of other topical resources and more in the overarching Guide, including on deadline reporting, local reporting, science 101s, key sources and experts, news sources, and a policy and advocacy library.

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December 6, 2021

Barbara Ward Lecture 2021: Outstanding Woman in Development

Join the International Institute for Environment and Development in person or online for a lecture by Rebeca Grynspan (pictured, left), the secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, to discuss "Costa Rica’s journey to global climate leadership – what can we learn from a good example?" 1:30 p.m. ET.

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"COP26: The Truth Behind The New Climate Change Denial"

"As world leaders met at the COP26 summit to debate how to tackle climate change, misleading claims and falsehoods about the climate spiralled on social media. ... We've looked at some of the most viral claims of the past year, and what the evidence really says."

Source: BBC News, 11/22/2021

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