Scientific evidence supports dominant institutional understandings of the global socio-ecological crises of the triple planetary crisis-climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution-demonstrating...

The plastics treaty talks in Geneva ended without a deal. As negotiators weigh their options about the way forward, troubling questions are…

A public square outside the UN headquarters in Geneva is sinking beneath a tide of plastic waste. As world leaders gather in the city for the second and final week of negotiations on a global plastics...

An effective treaty on plastic pollution will require countries to break the long-standing spell of consensus — and finally put decisions to a vote.

Markets for the core feedstocks of virgin plastics—are currently oversupplied, creating market instability and decreased profits.

As the world prepares for the final round of negotiations on a legally binding global plastics treaty (INC-5.2), from 5-14 August 2025, over 60 academic experts have stepped forward to outline exactly...

Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet

Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet

The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty

Plastics, across its lifecycle, is a globalized, interconnected market, so a lack of strong trade provisions would limit the effectiveness of the objectives of the proposed binding agreement.

The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty

The Entangled Fates of Plastics and Climate Change

Scientists from universities in several countries released a paper that concluded production cuts must be part of the legally binding treaty to manage global plastic pollution if it's to achieve its g...

The petrochemical historical bloc: Exposing the extent and depth of opposition to a high-ambition plastics treaty

Black recycled polyethylene pellets were collected from India, Nigeria and Taiwan. These pellet samples were used to create water leachates (in zebraf…

A side event on the transparency and traceability of chemicals in products was held at the BRS COPs on May 7. It was organized by HEJSupport, SSNC, and groundWork South Africa, and moderated by Kei

Reducing primary plastics production (PPP) is crucial to mitigating environmental and health impacts. Setting effective reduction targets requires further research to avoid underestimating socio-econo...

Producers promoted chemical recycling – processes used to break plastics into constituent molecules – but knew of limitations

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

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in toxicology/chemicals in plastics (280086), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Friday, May 30, 2025

Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed

Harvard professor Steve Levitsky has spent decades studying democracies and how they fail. He's now raising alarm bells over what he sees as a slide toward autocracy under President Trump.

ASEAN has become an attractive destination for petrochemical expansion and plastic waste exports, given its proximity to China and regional appetite for foreign investment. This will come at high risk...

Global research reveals most of 400m tonnes produced using fossil fuels, predominantly coal or oil

The adenosine 1 receptor (A1R) is a G protein-coupled receptor that transduces signals to regulate sleep-wake cycles and circadian rhythms. Plastic pr…