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Greenpeace activists wave a flag saying “Governments, the world is watching, cut plastic production now” in Busan on November 25, 2024, before the opening of the fifth session of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5). (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP) (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)
CLIMATE IMPACT OF PLASTICS

World at crossroads as plastic pollution talks reach critical stage in Busan

A robust treaty addressing the lifecycle of plastics is crucial to averting disaster

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
(Mladen ANTONOV / AFP) (Photo by MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images)
CANCERS

Plastic waste is a planetary crisis

A United Nations meeting in Kenya is a step towards developing a legally binding global treaty that will decisively tackle plastic pollution

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read