Limit on plastic production still under debate as treaty talks come to a close
Negotiations on a plastic pollution accord are drawing to a close Sunday, as nations continue debating whether to tackle the ...
Saudi Arabia Leads Pushback Against Global Plastic Treaty
Saudi Arabia and Russia among are the leading producers of petroleum, which is used to make most of the world’s plastic.
Why is a global treaty on plastic pollution dividing the world?
Very little of the world's plastic waste—about half of which comes from single-use plastics such as packaging, straws and ...
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Who are the biggest plastic polluters?
China was by far the biggest exporter of plastic products in 2023, followed by Germany and the United States. Less than 10% ...
Over 100 countries back plastic treaty caps as talks reach fierce finish
The hoped-for treaty to come out of these talks could be the most significant deal relating to environmental protection as ...
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Treaty talks in South Korea tackles plastic pollution crisis
The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global plastic pollution crisis. Their meeting concludes Sunday or early Monday in Busan, South Korea, where many ...
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There's a global plastic pollution crisis. This is what's being done about it
The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global plastic pollution crisis.Their ...
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World races against own 2024 deadline for first global treaty on ending plastic pollution
It was Espen Barth Eide, President of the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5), who gave the ...
Greenpeace activists board tanker demanding cut in plastic production
Greenpeace activists board tanker demanding cut in plastic production - Activists scaled ship’s mast, painted ‘PLASTIC KILLS’ ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Health snubbed in Busan plastic negotiations, artists and scientists unite to have it included
In an interview with the Nation, Jane Muncke, a South African independent scientist working with Food Packaging Forum and is ...