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PETALING JAYA: The textile and tyre industries are among the major contributors of microplastics to the environment, says an academic.

Doha, Qatar: To preserve the environment, Qatar in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will implement a programme for the s...

The first half of COP28 has been marred by controversy and “conflicts of interest” after it emerged that the event president and oil magnate, Sultan Al Jaber, had made claims that there is “no science” to suggest a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed if global temperature rises are to be restricted to 1.5°C. 

First Secretary at the Antigua and Barbuda Mission to the United Nations, Asha Challenger has been elected by acclamation to the position of Vice President of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution, which is seeking to develop a binding legal agreement that will see to the end of…

Treaty to combat plastic pollution. in 2019, we had around ten governments who publicly stated support for this progress, and by 2022, that increased to around 150. we now have around three quarters of un member states supporting this process, and when they meet at the un environmental assembly this month, they will decide whether to work on a treaty. theres a huge amount of public support behind this, and what we really need to see is that process start the oscar nominations are out — and the...

Right through to serious injury and death so we urgently need to look at solutions right now to look at solutions right now to this growing crisis of plastic pollution. weve only recently had _ plastic pollution. weve only recently had cop26, - plastic pollution. weve only recently had cop26, were i plastic pollution. weve only i recently had cop26, were you, did you take any confidence away from that that governments are taking steps they need to fix this? ~ ., _, , ., fix this? while the outco...

Really promising support behind this global move towards an agreement or an international treaty to combat plastic pollution. in 2019, we had around ten governments who publicly stated support for this progress, and by 2022, that increased to around 150. we now have around three quarters of un member states supporting this process, and when they meet at the un environmental often go mac assembly this month, they will decide whether to work on a treaty. there is a huge amount of public support be...

Bringing tried-and-tested EU know-how to bear in Vietnam 09:00 | 07/06/2021 Discussing European  Union’s ambitions to combat plastic pollution, Rui Ludovino, first counsellor of Climate Action, Environment, Employment, and Social Policies at the Delegation of the EU to Vietnam, shared with Tom Nguyen how the Rethinking Plastics Project is supporting Vietnam in cleaning up its marine environment. The Rethinking Plastics Project spans seven countries in Sou...