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Plastic pollution is ubiquitous. And it is increasing rapidly. Only if we can change the way we depend in almost everything we do on plastics can we reduce the increase of this pollution. We aim to fully understand the extent of plastic pollution, assess the threats this pollution poses to the Earth's life-support system and humans, and develop approaches for products and processes in all domains of our societies with minimum use of plastics and with barriers for increases in plastic pollution of the planetary system.

If we want to effectively fight plastic pollution, we need all hands on board. Your hands are needed! Join us.

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[Apr 25, 2026] The Plastic Detox: Jack Seale made strong points about the danger of plastic pollution in his review of the Netflix documentary “The Plastic Detox”. The title of the review published in the Guardian says it all: “The Plastic Detox review – a film so terrifying you will want to change your life immediately.”

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[May 28, 2026] No King Day on June 14, 2026: The No Kings movement has announced a nationwide event on June 14, 2026, directly counter-programming the 80th birthday celebrations for Donald Trump and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bout on the south lawn of the White House.

[May 22, 2026] DRG VCC opened: The "Disaster Risk Governance VCC" has been initialized and is open now.

[May 21, 2026] NEXUS VCC opened: The "Food-Water-Energy Nexus VCC" has been initialized and is open now.

[May 09, 2026] Doomsday Clock is Getting Closer to Midnight: In January, the Doomsday clock was set to 85 seconds before midnight, the closest setting since it was established in 1947 in response to the threat of nuclear war. Sophie McBain in her article “‘The odds are not in our favour’: who sets the Doomsday Clock – and what can they tell us about the future of humanity?” emphasizes that with the wars on Iran and on the Ukraine, the rapid and largely uncontrolled development of AI and the climate breakdown all together increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war, the clock now stands closer to midnight than ever before. She asks the question of whether we can buy ourselves more time.