Countries urged to be ambitious in final push for UN plastic pollution treaty
A final round of UN negotiations on a legally binding international agreement to curb plastic pollution kick offs in Busan, South Korea, on Monday, amid warnings that some countries are pushing for a ...
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Millions Demand Major Cuts in Plastics Production Ahead of Treaty Talks
Protests filled the streets of Busan, South Korea on the eve of the final round of global plastics treaty negotiations.
Japanese manicurist takes on plastic pollution, one nail at a time
To turn sea trash into treasure, Arimoto starts by rinsing the plastic in fresh water and then sorting it by colour.
Green activists in S. Korea demand tough action on plastic waste at UN talks
Hundreds of environmental campaigners marched on Saturday in the South Korean city of Busan to demand stronger global ...
UN climate talks agree on $300B global funding package for poor nations
The COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan ran into overtime as negotiators from nearly 200 countries struggled to reach ...
Cop29 finance deal ‘woefully inadequate’, Greenpeace says
A financial package for developing nations agreed at Cop29 is “woefully inadequate”, according to climate campaign group ...
Cop29 finance deal ‘a death sentence’ and ‘woefully inadequate’, activists say
A financial package for developing nations agreed at Cop29 has been described as a “death sentence for millions” and ...
Greenpeace and global south countries clam COP26 accord
Greenpeace, the worldwide climate organisation, slammed the agreement reached at the UN Climate Conference early on Sunday, ...
World approves UN rules for carbon trading between nations at COP29
New rules allowing wealthy polluting countries to buy carbon-cutting "offsets" from developing nations were agreed at UN ...
'Too little, too late': Activists and poorer nations criticise $300bn COP29 deal
The money - which will help poorer nations most vulnerable to global warming - is described as "too little, too late".