Luxury yacht firm fined for Myanmar sales. Plus, climate-wrecking coolants at COP28 & Global Plastics Treaty update.

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** UK yacht firm fined for Myanmar ‘blood’ teak ([link removed])
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A UK luxury yacht firm first exposed by EIA in 2018 has been handed stiff penalties for using ‘blood’ teak from Myanmar on some of its vessels. A crown court judge imposed fines and costs totalling £358,759.64 on Sunseeker International for 11 specific imports. EIA Forests Campaign Leader Faith Doherty said: “These sentences send a clear and unequivocal message to other luxury yacht manufacturers that using blood teak from conflict-torn Myanmar is totally unacceptable and will cost them dearly.”
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** Harmful refrigerants were everywhere at CoP29 ([link removed])
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EIA campaigners have looked into the systems used to keep participants cool at the 29th annual UN Climate Change Conference (CoP29) - and for the third year in a row, found that they are heavily reliant on potent climate-wrecking refrigerant gases.
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** Plastics treaty podcast ([link removed])
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Ahead of the fifth round of talks for a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty – held in Busan, South Korea – EIA’s ‘What on Earth?’ podcast spoke with Ocean campaigners Chris Dixon and Jacob Kean-Hammerson about the process so far and what to expect.
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** Protecting tigers: Stopping Illegal Trade ([link removed])
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EIA's Tiger Campaign Lead Debbie Banks highlights the urgent need to protect tigers and other endangered species from trafficking along ancient Himalayan trade routes. Learn how our new project tackles wildlife crime and how you can help make a difference.
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