Rory Todd

Children Are Being Poisoned Because of Bureaucratic Inertia This month saw joint meetings of the Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention. These meetings are held once every two years, and are the key mechanisms for in...

Lead chromate is a pigment which is highly toxic, has safe alternatives, and yet continues to be used in many countries. Scandalously, it's accession to the Rotterdam convention (which regulates trade in hazardous chemicals) is being blocked by a bureaucratic tangle.

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19.05.2025 15:56 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Why You Should Donate More And Care Less About Everything Else If you’re reading this, you’re probably extremely rich. I mean this in global terms. Someone on a £30,000 salary in the UK has a higher…

I wrote a short blog on what I think is the most important point to be taken from effective altruism. May be preaching to the converted on here :)

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28.04.2025 18:07 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Many exports go to countries where high lead levels have been found in household paints and toys. Given these highly hazardous applications, we estimate that the volume of these exports is sufficient to expose hundreds of thousands of individuals to high lead levels.

11.04.2025 10:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

In a new paper, we show continuing exports of lead paint pigment from countries including the US, Canada, the UK, and Spain, despite these countries placing strong restrictions (even bans in UK/EU) on its use in their own territories.

11.04.2025 10:34 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

Rich Countries Are Exporting Thousands of Tons of Toxic Paint Pigment to Poor Countries

New data from @rorytodd98.bsky.social @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social @cgdev.org and me.

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09.04.2025 12:30 — 👍 13    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 2

how can it have such a large role in overall divergence if it makes up such a small proportion of GVA?

08.04.2025 14:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

First Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure CGD's first annual research conference on global lead exposure will bring together researchers, policymakers, and implementers working to stamp out global lead poisoning.

If you hate the news cycle but love high-impact research to help kids learn and thrive, we've got a great opportunity for you:

Register now CGD's First Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure(!), hosted as part of the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future.

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03.04.2025 19:55 — 👍 6    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0

@hannahritchie.bsky.social just want to say that I found 'Not the End of the World' absolutely brilliant - gifted couple of copies for Christmas

17.01.2025 10:15 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0