Curbing the production of plastics tops the agenda on the final day of a conference on global pollution in South Korea.
Negotiations on a plastic pollution accord are drawing to a close Sunday, as nations continue debating whether to tackle the ...
The hoped-for treaty to come out of these talks could be the most significant deal relating to environmental protection as ...
All countries must now heed the rallying call of the ambitious and step up.
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 ...
Dozens of countries warned Sunday that a handful of nations were obstructing efforts in South Korea to reach an ambitious ...
Saudi Arabia and Russia among are the leading producers of petroleum, which is used to make most of the world’s plastic.
Very little of the world's plastic waste—about half of which comes from single-use plastics such as packaging, straws and ...
China was by far the biggest exporter of plastic products in 2023, followed by Germany and the United States. Less than 10% ...
The current text excludes key demands, including a binding limit on plastic production and a ban on dangerous additives.
It was Espen Barth Eide, President of the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5), who gave the ...
At the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, representatives from 56 Commonwealth nations came together to announce ...