“It is clear that, to reach an agreement in Geneva, we will need some degree of flexibility,” a Commission spokesperson told Euractiv.

We cannot recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis

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Tamil Nadu’s 2025-26 budget proposes waste-to-energy plants and a clean-up drive while simultaneously encouraging industries that will increase pollut

New research exposes cocktail of harmful substances in dolls, bath toys and popular Spiderman suits

Single-use plastic packaging continues to drive fossil fuel extraction, despite brands’ promises to cut back, according to climate group Stand.earth.

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🔴 🇪🇺 (Part 1) Yesterday at the Environment Council of the Council of the European Union Public debate: 🇵🇱 How the EU can contribute to a successful…

This is a legal analysis for negotiators. This brief addresses the progression in the texts of the three Chair's non-papers, highlighting areas of commonality and differences between the documents as ...

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Apesar de não ser um tema tão famoso como as mudanças climáticas, os dados sobre plásticos são desanimadores. Segundo a United Nations Environment

A sharply divided Supreme Court has rejected a Trump administration push to rebuke a federal judge who imposed a quick deadline to release billions of dollars in foreign aid.

The plastic pollution crisis is too complex for a one-size-fits-all treaty. Instead of forcing a premature agreement, negotiators should…

New Delhi, Feb 11 (PTI) US President Donald Trump's decision to abandon efforts to curb plastic pollution has raised concerns

New research highlights companies’ “aligned and coordinated” use of Twitter to deny climate change and delay solutions.

Critics argue that the agency’s work with a lobbying group is a conflict of interest.

In December 2024, over 170 countries gathered to conclude a global treaty to reach a plastic pollution-free world by 2040. While negotiations were inconclusive, the countries sought to complete the pr...

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Ask for the legal processes to be completed quickly so they leave South Korea.

The last few weeks of 2024 were a disappointment for those who strongly believed that planet Earth is in need of bold actions. First, there were the frustration stemming from what could be defined at ...

Most modern couches are basically blocks of gasoline.

The rich oil state has built a team of silver-tongued U.N. negotiators with a simple mandate: keep plastic production growing.

The lack of consensus at the United Nations (UN) global plastics treaty negotiations in December may seem like a setback, but declaring the talks a failure is premature. The process has not collapsed ...

ExxonMobil has filed a lawsuit against California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups, alleging they have “defamed” the global oil and chemical company in an ongoin...

Plastic-contaminated soils affect food security, water quality and ecosystems, making soil health a critical global issue.

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Petrochemical-producing nations oppose efforts to target plastic production

A new report by InfluenceMap analyzes the plastic value chain’s advocacy on the UN Global Plastics Treaty and regional climate related-circular economy policies.

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Five firms in plastic pollution alliance ‘made 1,000 times more plastic than they cleaned up’ “The data reveals the five companies alone produced 132m tonnes…