Negotiators get closer to agreeing on a plastic pollution treaty
Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution have inched closer to an agreement, with ...
Outlook Business4h
Plastic Pollution Treaty Must Respect CBDR Principle, National Circumstances: India
This led to the creation of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC), tasked with developing a legally binding ...
The Logical Indian5h
Five Major Companies in Plastic Pollution Alliance ‘Produced 1,000 Times More Plastic Than Cleaned Up’
The investigation reveals that five major companies in the Alliance to End Plastic Waste produced over 132 million tonnes of ...
AFP on MSN2h
Days before deadline, plastic treaty draft highlights disagreement
With just two days before negotiators are due to agree on the world's first deal to curb global plastic pollution, a new ...
Fears hundreds of fossil fuel lobbyists could derail crucial plastic pollution summit
The high number of lobbyists – larger than any single national delegation including host country South Korea – has sparked fears of industry influence over a treaty that aims to curb pollution across ...
openaccessgovernment20h
Curbing plastic pollution: The EU’s commitment to a global plastics treaty
The EU’s push for a global plastics treaty is a crucial step toward mitigating the environmental and health risks of plastic ...
How theatre, music and film are helping us unlock new solutions to the world’s plastics problem
Arts-based research methods are bringing fresh perspectives as the world seeks much-needed solutions to plastic pollution.
UN plastic treaty talks push for breakthrough as deadline looms
Negotiators at the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb plastic pollution were striving on Friday to speed up sluggish proceedings and reach a deal by a Dec. 1 ...
Millions of tons of plastic foul the world around us
On a Philippines beach, barefoot children jumped and played on shoals of plastic washed ashore in previous typhoons.
As Plastic Talks Continue, a Reminder of What We’re All Exposed To
As international talks continue this week, a dozen U.N. officials reveal scientists tracked their exposure to many chemicals ...
Draft text gives peek into global plastic pollution treaty shaping up in Busan
On day 5 of the fifth session of the INC5, the negotiations in Busan have been marred by polarised views on plastic ...
A tax on new plastic would slash waste – if built into the global treaty on plastics
Right now, nations are negotiating the details of a treaty designed to slash plastic waste. One option on the table: tax new plastic to discourage overproduction.