BUSAN, Republic of Korea (1 December 2024) - Following a fierce ultimatum by over 80 countries at INC-5 that they will not accept a global plastic pollution treaty that excludes strong and ambitious ...

BUSAN, Republic of Korea (1 December 2024) - WWF commends the call from over 80 countries - and growing by the minute - to accept a global plastic pollution treaty only if it includes binding global ...

Just a day after the conclusion of the United Nations’ annual climate conference in Azerbaijan, diplomats began convening in Busan, South Korea, for a separate bout of discussions — this time over ...

What was supposed to be the final round of United Nations negotiations for a global plastics treaty ended without an agreement on Sunday, as delegates failed to reconcile opposing views on whether to ...

You are invited to a briefing event hosted by the journal Cambridge Prisms: Plastics, which is published by Cambridge University Press. As the world prepares for the final round of negotiations on a ...

As INC-5.2 enters its second week, groups have pointed to little progress on a legally binding treaty. A host of organizations gathered outside of the INC-5.2 venue in Geneva Aug. 9 to call on member ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) are everywhere. These tiny particles—formed by abrasion, fragmentation, and open burning of plastics—are found in the ocean, the Arctic, Himalayan glaciers, air, ...