Science Unit’s Dr Melissa Wang (right) takes part in a panel discussion during the United Nations Environment Assembly UNEA 6 meeting in Nairobi

Collecting liquid nitrogen to cool our infrared microscope to -196 Celsius (almost as cold as the surface of Neptune) so we can identify tiny microplastics in environmental samples

Another run of air pollution samples on TD tubes to keep ‘Marvin’ busy for the weekend

using an infrared (FT-IR) imaging microscope to identify microplastic fibres washed from fabric samples

loading VOC standards onto TD tubes to check calibration in study of air pollution from gas flaring

To mark UN International Day of #WomenAndGirlsInScience, Dr Ildiko Kriston & Dr Kirsten Thompson introduce their work at the Greenpeace Science Unit

Our team's work on the new Global Plastics Treaty has led to three publications in @ScienceMagazine this month. Congratulations to Mengjiao (Melissa) Wang and her collaborators.

Northumberland, UK. Look closely and there is a curlew flying in the distance 🐦

'Under Poisoned Skies', the BBC film we contributed to on air pollution and the oil industry in Iraq, is now available worldwide on YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=gya0TXvo…

The UK Government has made a "clear and significant change" on whether Shell should be allowed to leave hazardous waste in the Brent Oilfield. Greenpeace has long argued for removal, pointing out that a 2009 Shell study suggested removal was feasible.

It’s a critical decade! And we’re all in it. “The choices and actions implemented in this decade will have impacts now and for thousands of years (high confidence).” Let’s make it personal. #IPCCIsAboutMe 13/13

From incremental to transformational! To build climate resilient societies that meet climate and development goals, we need holistic systems transitions across all sectors. Behavioural change needs to be supported by policy, infrastructure and socio-cultural changes. 12/