We’re getting environmentalism wrong, and it could lead to disaster.

Most of us agree there is work to be done — but too many are blinded to the greatest problem

Over the past couple of years, public concern over the oceans — specifically plastic — has been growing. After the BBC’s Blue Planet documentary series was released, people were more aware of the issues that plastics were causing in the ocean environment. We had been swept away by a tidal wave of environmentalism.