Talks on global treaty to reduce plastic pollution begin in Canada
Nations agreed in 2022 to finalise a world-first treaty by the end of 2024, with concrete measures to battle plastic pollution around the world.
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Nations agreed in 2022 to finalise a world-first treaty by the end of 2024, with concrete measures to battle plastic pollution around the world.
Inger Andersen, executive-director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), says there is a need for the world to move closer to an instrument that addresses the full life cycle of plastics.
Country gathering information in anticipation of new global accord to address plastic waste issues
Country gathering information in anticipation of new global accord to address plastic waste issues
Negotiators from 175 nations began talks Tuesday on a proposed global treaty to reduce plastic pollution, which is found everywhere from mountain tops to ocean depths, and in human blood