Donald Trump to replace paper straws with plastic straws
Donald Trump recently surprised the world again by signing an action to end what he describes as the “forced use” of paper straws. Although there is some merit in the argument …
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Time is running out for a treaty to end plastic pollution—here’s why it matters
On March 2, 2022, delegates to the UN environment assembly adopted an ambitious resolution to develop the text of a new treaty by the end of 2024 to end plastic pollution. With …
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Global plastic treaty negotiations to resume in Canada
Negotiators from 175 countries are meeting from Tuesday in Canada to nail down a binding global treaty to end plastic pollution with many sticking points to be resolved five months …
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New round of talks on global plastic pollution treaty underway in Nairobi
#Kenya, #PlasticPollution, #Pollution Negotiators from around the world gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday for fresh talks over a landmark international treaty to combat plastic pollution. The urgency of this effort is …
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UN’s new ‘roadmap’ shows how to drastically slash plastic pollution
New York/Plastic pollution could be slashed by 80 per cent by 2040 if countries and companies use existing technologies to make significant policy shifts and market adjustments, according to a …
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As polluted Ichamati river flows through India-Bangladesh transboundary, climate activits talk action
Kolkata/IBNS: Enamoured by its beauty, even Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, in a poem, had expressed a desire to turn into the Ichamati River if he ever acquired the magical …
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Youth call for action on plastic pollution in new UNEP video series
The world is swimming in plastic. Every year, humanity produces some 400 million tonnes of this material, only about 9 per cent of which will ultimately be recycled. Much of the rest …
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