Can the world agree on a plastic pollution treaty? All you need to know about the talks in South Korea
The global production of plastic has reached almost half a billion tonnes each year, more than double the amount produced 20 years ago. Several countries are now holding talks in South Korea’s Busan f
Nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisis in South Korea
Negotiators gather in Busan, South Korea on Monday in what's billed as a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution. It's the fifth time the world's nations are convening to craft a legally-binding plastic pollution treaty.
A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in ...
Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, ...
Tiny fragments of plastic have been detected in our lungs, liver, kidneys, and even our brain. While studies confirm plastic ...
Negotiators are gathering in South Korea in what’s billed as a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.
South Korea has won international praise for its recycling efforts, but as it prepares to host talks for a global plastic ...
As nations negotiate a binding global treaty to tackle plastic pollution, the pressure from industry is to focus more on ...
Negotiations over a U.N. treaty to cut plastics have been bogged down. Environmental groups blame the oil and gas industry.
Donald Trump’s election victory could jeopardise global efforts to curb plastic production as nations convene in South Korea to negotiate the first UN treaty on plastic waste, according to attendees ...
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At the final round of plastic treaty negotiations, a production cap hangs in the balanceJust a day after the conclusion of the United Nations’ annual climate conference in Azerbaijan, diplomats began convening in ...
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