Society Watch: Fight over phase-out of harmful plastics biggest stumbling block in plastics treaty talks
This week, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) is meeting in Busan, South Korea for the fifth and final round ...
The Cool Down on MSN4h
Group of 56 nations sign treaty agreeing to protect our oceans: 'A line in the sand'
At the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, representatives from 56 Commonwealth nations came together to announce ...
Scientists warn of 'invisible threat' of microplastics as global treaty nears completion
As the UN meets this week to finalize the Global Plastics Treaty, researchers warn that the agreement could fail to address ...
Mail & Guardian7h
Fossil fuel and chemical lobbyists dominate global plastic treaty talks
The analysis identified 16 lobbyists in national delegations, including those from China, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, ...
The Lens3d
The United Nations Global Plastics Treaty: validating the struggles of fenceline communities in Louisiana
Though the Biden Administration backtracked its support of a cap on plastic production only a week before UN negotiations ...
Grist on MSN2d
At the final round of plastic treaty negotiations, a production cap hangs in the balance
Just a day after the conclusion of the United Nations’ annual climate conference in Azerbaijan, diplomats began convening in ...
climatechangenews.com3d
Global plastics pact “hangs in balance” as petrostates block talks
As talks on a new global treaty to end plastic pollution approach the halfway mark in Busan, South Korea, countries clashed ...