Can countries agree to "end the world's plastic pollution crisis"?

World Seeks an End to Plastic Pollution at Talks in South Korea

Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement.

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Los Angeles County sues PepsiCo, Coca-Cola over role in plastic pollution 'crisis'

Los Angeles County announced a lawsuit against Coca-Cola and PepsiCo this week, arguing the soda giants misled the public on the recyclability of the plastics used for their products. In the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

What to know about the plastic pollution crisis as treaty talks conclude in South Korea

The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global crisis of plastic pollution

World - ABC News - 7 hours ago

PepsiCo Wins Plastics Pollution Lawsuit

The state Supreme Court Justice in Buffalo said the case failed to show PepsiCo created a public nuisance.

Business - Inc. - November 3

Europe wants ministers at plastic pollution treaty talks

World - Yahoo News - November 7

Global plastic production must be cut to curb pollution, study says

Analysis lays bare huge challenge of mismanaged waste on eve of UN plastic treaty talks in Busan. Global plastic production must be reduced to tackle the immense challenge of plastic pollution , ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea

A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Deep divides in U.N. negotiations for treaty to curb plastic pollution

Negotiators are far apart as the United Nations tries to work out the world's first treaty to curb plastic pollution. Issues creating roadblocks include limiting new manufacturing of plastic and ...

Trump’s return jeopardises global fight against plastic pollution

The US’s position is in doubt as nations convene in South Korea to negotiate first UN treaty on plastic waste

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Five firms in plastic pollution alliance ‘made 1,000 times more plastic than they cleaned up’

Exclusive: Five oil and chemical companies which promised to divert plastic from environment produced 132m tonnes of it, analysis finds. Bali recycling scheme swamped with garbage Oil and ...

World - The Guardian - November 20

Finally, the end of ‘the British empire’ – and maybe an honours system a modern country can live with | Hugh Muir

Reports suggest King Charles would not object to a move away from awards with ‘empire’ in the title. Not before time. Benjamin Zephaniah did it . So did Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. Howard Gayle, the ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

World leaders seek binding plastic pact

World - Yahoo News - November 6

Plastic bag bans can sometimes backfire: Study

Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a new study has found. When two Texas cities prohibited stores from giving ...

Politics - The Hill - November 18

In South Korea, nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisis

Negotiators are gathered in South Korea in what’s billed as a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Smog crisis envelops Indian capital as Pakistan province declares emergency

Schools ordered to close in Delhi and Punjab province as neighbouring countries battle dangerous air pollution. India’s capital, Delhi, has ordered all primary schools to cease in-person classes ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

Senegalese women take aim at polluting countries in march for climate justice

Senegalese women marched in Dakar for climate justice Saturday, calling for what they call “polluting countries” to curb greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference ...

World - ABC News - November 2

World will be ‘unable to cope’ with volume of plastic waste in 10 years, warns expert

Countries must curb production now and tackle plastic’s full life cycle, says Norwegian minister Anne Beathe Tvinnereim ahead of key UN talks this week. The world will be “unable to cope” with the ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

'Easy, convenient, cheap': how single-use plastic rules the world

World - Yahoo News - 5 days ago

Trump donor fined for pollution leads a fight to end methane emission penalties

Detailed plans from 30 oil and gas producers come amid historic levels of potent planet-heating emissions. A powerful US oil and gas industry lobby group has drawn up detailed plans to kill off ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Nations at COP29 climate talks agree on $300 billion a year for poor countries

The $300 billion will go to developing countries who need the cash to wean themselves off coal, oil and gas.

Cop29 could change the financial climate for the world’s wealthy polluters

This week’s summit will focus on paying for the costs of global heating – and much more money is needed. About 50,000 government officials, policymakers, investors and campaigners will gather in ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

Drugs, hormones and excrement: the polluting pig mega-farms supplying pork to the world

Mexico is a leading international pork producer, but Yucatán residents say the waste oozing from hundreds of enormous hog farms is destroying the environment. The stink of excrement was the first ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

How the climate crisis threatens the Panama Canal – and the country’s future

Recent drought restrictions on the waterway cost the country $1bn. Now, newly appointed environment minister Juan Carlos Navarro must find a way to balance sustainability with economic growth. . A ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Countries Weigh How to Raise Trillions for Climate Crisis at COP29

Low-income countries need at least $1 trillion a year to manage climate change. Donald Trump’s victory just made that more difficult, but options exist.

World - The New York Times - November 12

Experience: I’ve been to every country in the world

There have been many highlights. In a group of islands off Norway, I saw a total solar eclipse, which was surreal. I’ve always been adventurous. That’s why, in 2013, I set myself a goal to travel ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

Can the country’s healthcare system survive RFK Jr?

RFK Jr is about to make me and other healthcare professionals very busy if he is confirmed to lead HHS. And we are already exhausted.

Politics - The Hill - November 20

Boeing strike ends after workers agree to new contract

33,000 Boeing workers could be back on the job as soon as Wednesday after they voted to accept the planemaker's latest contract offer, ending a 7-week strike. The new deal includes a 38% wage ...

'Hamas has a choice to make,' Biden says, after Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire accepted

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a deal brokered by the U.S. "to end the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah."

Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah start a ceasefire after nearly 14 months of fighting

The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants has begun as a region on edge wonders whether it will hold

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Appeals court agrees to end Trump’s classified documents case

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted a request from special counsel Jack Smith to drop President-elect Trump’s Florida documents case, ending the battle to charge him over retaining ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

World leaders agree to $300 billion deal to manage climate change

World leaders at the COP29 climate conference came to an agreement to give $300 billion a year by 2035 to developing nations to manage the impacts of climate change.

Politics - NBC News - 6 days ago

UN warns of ‘economic carnage’ if G20 leaders cannot agree on climate finance for poor countries

Wealthy nations are yet to offer the hundreds of billions of dollars that economists say are needed to help the developing world cut emissions. Leaders of the world’s biggest economies meeting in ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

Countries must set aside differences and agree climate finance deal, says Cop29 negotiator

Jochen Flasbarth called on Cop29 delegates to press on as world faces increasing crises and drop in solidarity. Governments meeting to forge a global settlement on climate finance must get over ...

World - The Guardian - November 17

Nations at UN climate talks agree on $300B a year for poor countries to curb and adapt to warming in a compromise deal

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform

Environmental advocates released reports Friday decrying fossil fuel industry influence at these climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, called COP29

Health - ABC News - November 15

The US has lost faith in the American dream. Is this the end of the country as we know it?

The Republican’s second presidential term heralds a more inward-looking US where resentment has replaced idealism and nobody wins without someone else losing. A dozen years ago – an eternity in ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

El Salvador president proposes ending country's metals mining ban

World - Yahoo News - 2 days ago

Can countries agree to "end the world's plastic pollution crisis"?

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