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Most were from organizations that are part of the Break Free From Plastic movement. They said they wanted their voices to be ...
Air sampling in the Swiss city this week detected plastic fibres and fragments in both indoor and outdoor locations, ...
Talks last year in South Korea were supposed to be the final round, but they adjourned in December at an impasse over cutting ...
World leaders meeting in Geneva, Switzerland​ this week have been discussing a treaty meant to end the problem of plastic ...
The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that ...
Before talks could even get started, the United States sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject ...
Under President Donald Trump’s leadership, the United States has withdrawn from international negotiations and commitments, ...
As countries try to find agreement on plastic pollution, creative interventions are turning heads — and turning the conversation to health harms, fossil fuels, and false solutions.
As UN talks for a plastics treaty reach their endgame, campaigners call for a vote that could help limit plastics production ...
Plastics made from petrochemicals account for more CO2 emissions than does aviation, making treaty talks underway this week an opportunity for climate action.
Delegates, experts, and stakeholders from 184 countries and 619 organizations are determined to finalize the treaty on ...
Plastics are everywhere—they're even in you right now—and are making many of us sick. Now, global negotiators are fighting ...