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United Nations • Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.

Here's how plastic bags impact the environment

Our Changing Climate
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280K views 7 years ago #plasticbags #climatechange #ourchangingclimate
Support OCC and get 20+ bonus, ad-free videos by signing up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/occ/ In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at the environmental impact of plastic bags. Specifically, I look at how plastic bags affect oceans via microplastics, their carbon footprint, and I also try to understand whether reusable bags are viable alternatives. Help me make more videos like this via Patreon: http://bit.ly/2iz4lIV Twitter:   / ourclimatenow   Facebook:   / occvideos   Instagram:   / occ.climate   Email: occ.climate@gmail.com ____________ Resources: 1. Why our environmental obsession with plastic bags makes no sense: https://www.vox.com/2014/10/4/6901299... 2. English Environment Agency Plastic Bag Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov... 3. National Geographic's Plastic facts: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2... 4. NOAA's explanation of microplastics: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/m... ______ …...more
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Here's how plastic bags impact the environment
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280,464Views
2018Aug 3
Support OCC and get 20+ bonus, ad-free videos by signing up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/occ/ In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at the environmental impact of plastic bags. Specifically, I look at how plastic bags affect oceans via microplastics, their carbon footprint, and I also try to understand whether reusable bags are viable alternatives. Help me make more videos like this via Patreon: http://bit.ly/2iz4lIV Twitter:   / ourclimatenow   Facebook:   / occvideos   Instagram:   / occ.climate   Email: occ.climate@gmail.com ____________ Resources: 1. Why our environmental obsession with plastic bags makes no sense: https://www.vox.com/2014/10/4/6901299... 2. English Environment Agency Plastic Bag Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov... 3. National Geographic's Plastic facts: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2... 4. NOAA's explanation of microplastics: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/m... ___________ Music: 1. Candlepower by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ 2. Midnight by Silent Partner 3. All the Answers by Lee Rosevere #climatechange #plasticbags #ourchangingclimate I use Artlist.io for all my music. You can get 2 months free of Artlist.io with this link: https://artlist.io/Charlie-278823

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Our Changing Climate

537K subscribers