This means more toxic air pollution and plastic in our oceans. We need urgent action to address the global plastic pollution epidemic. Unfortunately, plastic is so durable that the EPA reports “every ...

Graudiņš, who works to preserve marine resources, spoke about her group’s ongoing conservation efforts in the U.S. as she ...

was meant to draft an international legally binding instrument to tackle the plastic pollution problem. The momentum is building as over 260 businesses, from multinationals to local enterprises, have ...

The crystal-clear waters of the Global South’s marine ecosystems are slowly being choked by plastic pollution. Each year, ...

end plastics pollution by 2040? A group of global leaders, the High Ambition Coalition, established that target. We thought it was a reasonable goal and we incorporated it into our report. Clearly, we ...

United Nations-backed talks for a global treaty to end plastic pollution wrapped up without an agreement in the early hours of Sunday, December 1. A new round of talks is expected in mid-2025.

The INC was part of an ambitious United Nations (UN) initiative that commenced in March 2022 to develop a legally binding global instrument aimed at addressing plastic pollution. The effort ...

released on Saturday represents a step forward in promoting the “start and strengthen” approach to negotiations on a global treaty to combat plastic pollution. While the proposal omits some ...

At a Boston College conference that highlighted plastic pollution as a social justice crisis, participants presented a declaration to the United Nations advocating for a Global Plastics Treaty. “We ...

Global negotiations to draw up an international agreement to address plastic pollution ravaging marine life are making little headway due to wide differences among countries over some key issues.

In Busan, South Korea, talks on a global treaty on plastic pollution, which were held ... employees are often educated and from privileged backgrounds, compete with existing informal workers ...

Coca-Cola, the top contributor to global plastic pollution among major brands, is retreating from previous goals it set to reduce plastic waste and greenhouse gas emissions. The Atlanta-based ...