Plastic Pollution

The fund would offer grants— not loans— to make the transition to eco-friendly technologies and practices in developing nations easy. It has been modelled after the fund that successfully addressed ozone depletion read more Climate activists march on a street to demand stronger global commitments to fight plastic waste. Image…

Just a day after the conclusion of the United Nations’ annual climate conference in Azerbaijan, diplomats began convening in Busan, South Korea, for a separate bout of discussions — this time over plastics. The fifth and potentially final round of negotiations over a global plastics treaty began on Monday, with hopes…

New Delhi: India on Wednesday proposed a multilateral fund for a new international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. India's proposal came at the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) in Busan, South Korea for implementation of the Montreal Protocol.  According to UNEP, every day, the equivalent of…

SEOUL —  What on earth to do about all the plastic polluting the oceans, the food supply, even our bodies? That is the question that the delegates from 175 countries are trying to answer this week in Busan, South Korea, where the fifth and final round of negotiations are underway for…

Already have Rappler+? to listen to groundbreaking journalism. LIVE Will the world soon agree on how to cut plastic production? MANILA, Philippines – After the global summit in Azerbaijan comes another round of negotiations for a global treaty tackling plastic pollution. Delegates from around the world flock to Busan, South Korea,…

Rather than just reusing and recycling ever-growing mountains of plastic waste, it’s essential to tackle the problem at the source Delegates from more than 175 countries are in Busan, South Korea, this week to hammer out an environmental deal described as the most significant since the Paris Agreement. This is…

What happened The United Nations–sponsored COP29 climate talks ended in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sunday with approval of a deal to provide $300 billion a year to fight climate change, focused on helping poorer countries manage the rise in global temperatures. Negotiators gather Monday in Busan, South Korea, to work on hammering…

As final negotiations for an international plastics treaty get underway this week in Busan, South Korea, scientists warn that the global plastics crisis is far more dangerous than previously thought. In a research article published in November, an international group of researchers found that plastics pollution is helping to destabilize…

Delegates from 175 countries are set to finalise a new treaty aimed at tackling plastic pollution, with opposition from fossil fuel-producing countries Little more than a day after the gavel came down on the climate summit in Baku, the global diplomacy tour has stopped off in Busan. Delegates from 175…

A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea. Here’s what to know about it: Nations are deciding what actions they’ll take National delegations still have a lot to hammer out before there is a…