Why is a global treaty on plastic pollution dividing the world?
Plastic pollutes oceans, food, your body. Yet nations are divided over a global treaty. Why all eyes are on talks for a U.N.-led accord to cut plastic waste.
Can the World Unite to End the Plastic Pollution Crisis?
As the last negotiations for a global plastic treaty begin in South Korea, countries are divided over whether to cap production of the ubiquitous material.
What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea
A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea.
Can U.S. and other countries reach a deal on curbing plastic pollution?
Delegates from 175 countries are in South Korea this week for the fifth round of United Nations talks aimed at securing an international treaty.
U.N. Plastic Pollution Talks Underway in Busan, South Korea - TaiwanPlus News
Delegates have arrived in Busan, South Korea, to find a way to address plastic pollution. The U.N. summit is aiming to negotiate a legally binding global treaty to reduce global plastic waste.
Crucial U.N. plastics treaty talks begin in S. Korea
Delegates from 175 nations gathered in South Korea's second largest city of Busan on Monday with the aim of securing a deal to curb plastic, but a discord over setting regulatory standards lingers. The fifth round of international negotiations for a binding plastic regulation agreement kicked
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What will it take to solve our planet's plastic pollution crisis?
Countries are meeting in South Korea this week to hash out the final details of a global treaty aimed at eliminating plastic ...
Severn Trent pays £600k over human waste pollution
The firm pays a charity after polluting a Leicestershire brook, the Environment Agency said.
Alaska Air, Delta must face lawsuit over Seattle airport pollution
Alaska Air Group and Delta Air Lines have lost their bid to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that emissions from their aircraft at ...
Escaping light pollution: Stargazing is amazing in these places with dark skies
More than 99% of Americans live under skies polluted by light. But dark skies at the Grand Canyon and more than 145 other ...
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How to stop plastic pollution: three strategies that actually work
Can the world finally agree on how to end plastic pollution? We should know by the end of the week. “Some countries are pre-emptively protecting themselves, regardless of what happens with the ...
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Plastic pollution: Why doing nothing will cost us far more than taking action
Say, for example, the cost to clean up the pollution from making that plastic, or the cost to manage the packaging when you ...
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Toxic Air Pollution in India and Pakistan Is “a National Disaster”
India and Pakistan are losing ground to a common deadly enemy. Vast clouds of dense, toxic smog have once again shrouded ...
Can't address pollution without cutting fossil fuels import: Gadkari
India cannot address the problem of pollution without reducing import of fossil fuels, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on ...
Delhi’s pollution emergency and India’s aspiration to become a leading economy
Delhi has turned out to be one of the most polluted places on this planet, an undesirable achievement for a nation that has ...