lastic Pollution In 1950, the world produced more than 2 million tons of plastic per year. By 2015, this annual production swelled to 419 million tons and exacerbating plastic waste in the environment. Currently, roughly 14 million tons of plastic make their way into the oceans every year, harming wildlife habitats and the animals that live in them. Research found that if no action is taken, the plastic crisis will grow to 29 million metric tons per year by 2040. If we include microplastics into this, the cumulative amount of plastic in the ocean could reach 600 million tons by 2040. Some 91% of all plastic that has ever been made is not recycled, making it only one of the biggest environmental problems of our lifetime. Considering that plastic takes 400 years to decompose, it will be many generations until it ceases to exist. There is no telling what the irreversible effects of plastic pollution will have on the environment in the long run. To address the issue, the UN in 2022 initiated a process to create a legally binding international treaty aimed at curbing plastic pollution. It was supposed to culminate in a meeting in Busan, South Korea in November 2024, though negotiators walked away without a deal. A subsequent meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, in August 2025, also failed to produce a much needed treaty. It remains unclear when and how the negotiations will continue. Fonte: Disponível em: https://earth.org/the-biggest-environmental-problems-of-our-lifetime/ Acesso em: 26 jan. 2026. Considerando as informações apresentadas, avalie as asserções a seguir e a relação proposta entre elas: I. Os advérbios presentes no texto, como currently, roughly e also, contribuem para construir um discurso científico que combina precisão informativa com cautela argumentativa. PORQUE II. Isso ocorre porque esses advérbios funcionam para marcar tempo, estimativa e adição de informações, evitando afirmações absolutas e reforçando a credibilidade dos dados apresentados. A respeito dessas asserções, assinale a opção cor