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𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 💰The true economic impact of plastic pollution remains largely unmeasured due to the complexity of its lifecycle and diverse societal impacts. Our recent paper in 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, introduces a framework for estimating the value of expected social cost of plastic pollution that accounts for the likelihood that a unit of plastic leaks into the environment and the costs the unit of plastic may produce in a specific environmental context. We recommend the following to advance this effort: 📊𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀: Develop a quantitative model that can estimate the social costs of plastic across different contexts and scales. 🌎𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀: Apply the model framework across diverse case studies to ensure practical utility and actionable insights. 🔢𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗽𝘀: Prioritize transdisciplinary research on leakage rates, harms assessment and quantification of damages to refine the model. 🤝𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲: Ensure social cost estimates are compatible with cost-benefit and tradeoff analyses already used in regulatory frameworks. 📃Read the open access paper here: https://lnkd.in/erM3-KMG 💡This work was conducted within the Social Cost of Plastic Pollution Working Group of the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) with support from the NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program.

CALLING ALL CREATORS: Have you created a new show and looking for additional partners? Big Bad Boo is actively looking for new children's series in the 0-11 category. Projects must have at least 1 broadcaster attached and have ready pitch materials (Bible + Scripts). If this is you, please send me a direct message!

What an incredible experience last week, pitching our new series STINK with Steve Smith at CartoonNext Marseille. Seeing old friends Vanessa J Chapman , Christophe Erbes , Chrystel Poncet , Frederic Puech , Coralie Boitrelle-Laigle , Annick Maes and new friends Kelly Vero , Artem Vasilyev , Mira O. , Dave Minogue , Clémence Bragard and Laura Jarka - thanks for letting me bring my girls! And thanks to the Jury Or Handelsman , Lydia Mossahebi , Lucile Canault and Des Gayle. Big Bad Boo Studios Beakus copyright: CartoonNext