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Rory Todd

@rorytodd98.bsky.social
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Researcher in Education and Development @CGDev. Tweet a lot about lead.

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Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
"Sherwin Williams, the largest global United States-based paint company, continues to sell lead paints in Mexico." academic.oup.com/annweh/arti...
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Rory Todd @rorytodd98.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
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. www.cgdev.org/blog/childre...
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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...
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Rory Todd @rorytodd98.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
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 :) medium.com/@rorytodd98/...
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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…
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Rory Todd @rorytodd98.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
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.
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Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
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. Paper: www.cgdev.org/publication/... Blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/rich-co...
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Rachel Bonnifield @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
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. www.cgdev.org/event/first-...
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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.
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Rory Todd @rorytodd98.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
@hannahritchie.bsky.social just want to say that I found 'Not the End of the World' absolutely brilliant - gifted couple of copies for Christmas
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