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It is absurd for some Western media to criticize China for not doing enough to reduce carbon emissions, said Eric Solheim, former head of the United Nations Environment Programme. He said China is acting much more determinedly than any other country in the world in fighting climate change, and he hailed China as a world leader in best environmental practices, whether it is the use of renewable energy or electric vehicles.

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According to the United Nations' Environment Programme (UNEP), the world is currently embroiled in a ‘plastics pollution crisis’ - but now, according to that very same Environment Programme, it is considered eminently possible that an 80% reduction in this pollution could be achieved before 2040. Click to read more...

WASHINGTON: Countries can reduce plastic pollution by 80 percent by 2040 using existing technologies and making major policy changes, the UN Environment Programme said in a report on Monday. The Kenya-based UN body released its analysis of policy options to tackle the plastic waste crisis two weeks before countries convene in Paris for a second round of negotiations to craft a

Governments negotiating a Global Plastics Treaty should ensure that it addresses the role of fossil fuels in plastic production and includes human rights protections.