Lindsey Jurca

Exposing the petrochemical industry for its role in threatening human health & precipitating the climate crisis. All opinions my own.
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[Lindsey Jurca @ElleJurca]

"Refusing to include plastic production in the #PlasticsTreaty is economic self-sabotage." As @theeco_nomist makes clear: "Blockers aren’t protecting their industries — they’re locking their people out of the next wave of prosperity."
Shame on the US. https://t.co/49lStXDXQE

[Lindsey Jurca @ElleJurca]

Hurricane season has arrived in the US. As storms grow stronger, protections crumble — yet fossil fuel and insurance industry profits soar in the eye of the storm. Leaders must decide whose side they’re on.👇 Read my latest piece with @barnabypace.

[Center for International Environmental Law @ciel_tweets]

A deadly storm in Texas. Hurricane Erin floods the East Coast — US hurricane season has only just begun. As storms grow stronger, federal protections collapse, while the fossil fuel industry expands in the eye of the storm.
👉 Read more in our latest blog https://t.co/yCr55g7304

[Center for International Environmental Law @ciel_tweets]

You've read the headlines, now hear the hot takes from our team on the ground at #PlasticsTreaty negotiations. What went wrong, what’s at stake, and why the fight for an ambitious treaty is far from over.
👉 https://t.co/SxxHgAwA1H

[Center for International Environmental Law @ciel_tweets]

With just hours left in #PlasticsTreaty talks, @theeco_nomist 🇵🇦 reminds us: our health, our children, our future are on the line. 📣 Share. Call. Urge your representatives to fight for this once-in-a-lifetime treaty.
👉 Act now: https://t.co/DPXYnLmVIG

[Lindsey Jurca @ElleJurca]

You pay twice for the plastics industry: once to prop it up, and again to deal with its pollution and the toxic toll it takes on your community and your health.

[Center for International Environmental Law @ciel_tweets]

Governments spend $80B a year to keep the plastics industry afloat — money that could fund clean energy, healthcare, or climate resilience. Without a strong #PlasticsTreaty, this could hit $150B by 2050.

[Center for International Environmental Law @ciel_tweets]

We're being gaslit in Geneva.
Halfway through #PlasticsTreaty talks and the “inflection point” plenary served up more of the same — and none of the urgency this crisis demands. Hear what’s really going on inside the negotiations from @AnzizuDe.

[Lindsey Jurca @ElleJurca]

Plastics barged into our lives, uninvited. Now they’re draining our wallets and making us sick.
I’m in Geneva to say: Enough. It’s time for plastics to GTFO. #PlasticsTreaty

[Center for International Environmental Law @ciel_tweets]

The science is clear: Plastics are poisoning us.
📍 We’re in Geneva with a message for negotiators.
💪🏽 Now is the time for courage — to stop obstruction and deliver a #PlasticsTreaty that saves lives.
🌍 The world is watching.
#INC52

[Lindsey Jurca @ElleJurca]

🎤 Mic drop moment from @theeco_nomist got us fired up as we step into the final hours of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations!

[Center for International Environmental Law @ciel_tweets]

"This is not a drill, this is a fight for survival. Plastics are not convenient, they are a weapon of mass destruction. If we don’t get an ambitious treaty of Busan it will be a betrayal...history will not forgive us"
@theeco_nomist 🇵🇦 on the final day of #PlasticsTreaty talks.

[Center for International Environmental Law @ciel_tweets]

🚨Observer access at #INC5 has been severely limited due to inadequate room capacity, jeopardizing transparency & accountability of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations. @UNEP & South Korea must act now to ensure inclusive, meaningful participation for all. https://t.co/Cmwjjg6103

[Common Dreams @commondreams]

The world cannot afford a weak or voluntary treaty that prioritizes industry interests over human and planetary health, write @andresdelcas and Lindsey Jurca Durland of @ciel_tweets. https://t.co/o58pZqe958

[Lindsey Jurca @ElleJurca]

Friends, @AP is hiring an Oceans & Climate Reporter. Can't wait to work with whoever lands this. https://t.co/MikyvNzplr

[Lindsey Jurca @ElleJurca]

Happy reading 🤓 see you in Busan 🇰🇷
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5

[Center for International Environmental Law @ciel_tweets]

Just 2 weeks until the final scheduled #PlasticsTreaty negotiation. We've prepared a menu of resources for #INC5, to explore:
📝 What the Chair’s 3rd nonpaper means
⏳ What can/can’t be saved for a COP
🎯 What elements the treaty should include
...more https://t.co/NSyzh5biQw

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

Plastic pollution is all around us and even inside us – from our seas to our blood & our brains.

Next month, @UN member countries will have the chance to agree on a global treaty to end plastic pollution – once & for all.

An ambitious, credible & just agreement is the only way.

[Lindsey Jurca @ElleJurca]

Louisiana has always been a bellwether when it comes to the petrochemical industry. This report should serve as a 🚩big red flag🚩that investing in plastics and petrochemicals is not just reckless — it's bad business.

[IEEFA.org @ieefa_institute]

Once a major driver of growth, jobs, and tax dollars for Louisiana's economy, the #oilandgas and petrochemical industries now lag the markets and the 24 new or expanding #petrochemical projects in the state face significant challenges.

Our new report: https://t.co/2CBI4ZwwwL

[Lindsey Jurca @ElleJurca]

For those of you who haven't been keeping a list of all the wild places microplastics are showing up, @emorwee has.

Don't miss this must read complete with dolphins, babies, sperm, and the #PlasticsTreaty 🐬🍆💦👶🏽

[Emily Atkin @emorwee]

New research shows dolphins are breathing in microplastics when they emerge from the ocean for air.

It is just the latest example on my running list of "unhinged places scientists have found microplastics" which I am sharing in full today https://t.co/JzIf10KSE0

[Center for International Environmental Law @ciel_tweets]

1/ Petrochemicals, including plastics & fertilizers, are fueling the climate crisis & threatening human health. Our report reveals the mounting risks of investing in this toxic industry. Continuing to finance this sector could lead to billions in stranded assets. 💸🌍

[Jamie Henn @jamieclimate]

Did a bunch of digging and I think I found the people who are controlling the weather and making all these hurricanes worse

[Climate Defiance @ClimateDefiance]

Tell us how we are “too disruptive.”

Tell us how we “cause too much chaos.”

Tell us. Tell us. TELL US!!!!

https://t.co/9xDzgOF0xT

[Lindsey Jurca @ElleJurca]

On the heels of the hottest summer on record, the US is poised for a #petrochemical buildout that would add more emissions than all US commercial aviation.

@barnabypace and I wrote a piece on why this is a mistake we can't afford.
https://t.co/q3plFSgSVY

[Lindsey Jurca @ElleJurca]

Plastics, pesticides, and fertilizers are poisoning us....and driving climate change. As we transition towards renewable energy, the fossil fuel industry is banking on #petrochemical growth. Proud to have worked on this report detailing why they must be stopped. 🛑

[Center for International Environmental Law @ciel_tweets]

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The US is poised for a massive #petrochemical buildout that could add annual emissions equivalent to nearly 40 coal power plants, undermining climate targets and locking in fossil fuel emissions for decades to come.

👇 Read the report.
https://t.co/B9hKzfoNKO