How the petrochemical lobby is stalling global treaty negotiations on plastic pollution
At least 220 representatives from the fossil fuel and chemical industries are taking part in negotiations for a global treaty ...
Is a global plastics treaty closer?
Negotiators in the South Korean city of Busan are trying to reach the first ever a global treaty on plastic. How stress from climate change is leading to increased violence against women. We use ...
Can countries agree to "end the world's plastic pollution crisis"?
The U.S. is among 175 nations haggling over a treaty to reduce the vast quantity of plastic pollution that ends up in our ...
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UN Talks Struggle For Breakthrough On Plastics Treaty
The chairman of talks aiming for an international treaty to rein in pollution from plastics issued a document outlining ...
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WWF warns the INC-5 new draft text lacks concrete upstream measures for ending plastic pollution
WWF finds the new draft text proposed by the INC-5 Chair failing to meet basic requirements needed for a strong globally ...
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US, EU join call for fees on virgin resin in treaty
As global negotiations for a plastics treaty approach a critical Dec. 1 deadline, the United States, European Union and Japan ...
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Another push for production caps at plastics treaty talks
More than 85 nations, including all 27 members of the European Union, are making a last-minute push to include caps on ...
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 ...
UN talks struggle for breakthrough on plastics treaty as deadline looms
The chairman of talks aiming for an international treaty to rein in pollution from plastics issued a document on Friday ...
Global negotiators inch closer to agreement on plastic pollution treaty
Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution inched closer to an agreement Friday, with ...
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 ...
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.