Very little of the world's plastic waste—about half of which comes from single-use plastics such as packaging, straws and ...

The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.

The current text excludes key demands, including a binding limit on plastic production and a ban on dangerous additives.

It was Espen Barth Eide, President of the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5), who gave the ...

The U.S. is among 175 nations haggling over a treaty to reduce the vast quantity of plastic pollution that ends up in our ...

Greenpeace activists boarded a tanker off South Korea on Saturday in an action intended to draw attention to calls for a ...

Daesan, South Korea, 30 November 2024 – As the final negotiations for ... petrochemical industry lobbyists are out in force in Busan. They are using their power, money and access to try to ensure that ...

As global negotiations for a plastics treaty approach a critical Dec. 1 deadline, the United States, European Union and Japan ...

As diplomats negotiate behind closed doors in Busan on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, the waste pickers who are on the ...

Unep boss cites a degree of impatience in the rooms because of the tortoise speed with which delegates are dealing with the issues ...

By 2050, the world is expected to generate more than enough plastic pollution to cover the entire island of Manhattan with a ...

This week's World Changers Ethical & Innovation Summit at the Vatican's Pontifical Lateran University showcased ...