No Resolution for the World’s $1.5 Trillion Plastic Problem
Standing along the shores of a beach in Vung Tau, Vietnam, a man finishes his plastic bottle of juice, and ...
Tag: Global Plastics Treaty
Plastic Pollution Talks Overrun Amid Global Uncertainty
Today’s ESG Updates: Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Extended: Global negotiations on the world’s first legally binding plastic treaty stalled. Norsk ...
INC-5: Ambitious Countries Are Failing the Planet
WWF is concerned that with just 36 hours left before the fifth and final negotiations for a global plastic pollution ...
The US No Longer Supports Capping Plastic Production in UN Treaty
The Biden administration has backtracked from supporting a cap on plastic production as part of the United Nations’ global plastics ...
Major Gaps Remain in New Global Plastics Treaty Text Proposed by INC-5 Chair
A WWF policy brief analysing the third iteration of the “non-paper,” a document that will serve as the basis of negotiations at INC-5, the ...
Pathway to a Plastic-Free Future: Mobilizing for Change at INC-4
Editor's Note: This article about paving a pathway to a plastic-free future by mobilizing change with a strong, enforceable Global ...
Micro- and Nano-Plastics Are in the Air, Water, and Land: The Health Effects Need Much More Study
Negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty, which were held last week in Busan, South Korea, organized by the UN Environment ...
Global Plastics Treaty: A Monumental Opportunity to Achieve the SDGs
Thanks to the years-long hard work of civil society, grassroots communities and scientists, history was made when the United Nations ...
What You Need to Know About the UN’s Draft Global Plastics Treaty
What is the Zero Draft? The Zero Draft is the technical term for the first draft of the global plastics ...
Draft Global Plastics Treaty Shows Promise
WWF commends a comprehensive first draft of the global plastic pollution treaty that sets the stage for the upcoming treaty ...
Massive Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch: Can It Be Contained?
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, or Pacific trash vortex, is a collection of marine debris spanning from the North American ...
