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Year: 2024

Year: 2024

Plastics Treaty: Will Nations Cut Production?

Lai Cheng December 3, 2024 0 Comments
Delegates from 175 countries met at the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee - #INC5 - to develop a historic and international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. Debates centered on reducing plastic production and managing waste, but did resistance from fossil fuel-producing nations stall progress? Find out what happened at this critical meeting from Wong...
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Countries fail to reach agreement on plastic pollution treaty at UN talks in South Korea

Lai Cheng December 2, 2024 0 Comments
Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution have failed to reach an agreement, with more than 100 nations wanting to cap production, while a handful of oil producers were prepared only to target plastic waste. For a week, more than 200 negotiators have wrestled with how to stop millions of tonnes of plastic waste entering the environment each year. They had agreed two years...
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GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY

Lai Cheng December 2, 2024 0 Comments
5th meeting (Final Round) of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea (25 November-1 December 2024) #PlasticsTreaty Talks Stall Despite Support for Production Cuts Country delegates failed to agree on a Global Plastics Treaty in Busan, additional session planned for next year. Yet civil society groups vow to keep momentum alive for an ambitious treaty the world...
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RESPECTING NATURE

Lai Cheng December 2, 2024 0 Comments
This magnificent tree is allowed to grow in the original spot where its seed had germinated. Roads can’t take over its place, instead they are built around it – simply because the tree came first. That’s sound judgment by the local authority. Be kind to nature. (Pic via My India fb)  
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CELEBRATE DIFFERENCES

Lai Cheng December 2, 2024 0 Comments
Never force anyone to be like you. We are all different and that’s beautiful. “Each human being is unique, each with their own qualities, instincts, forms of pleasure, and desire for adventure. However, society always imposes on us a collective way of behaving,” says Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. We will experience more peace and contentment if we stop expecting others to be who they are...
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GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY

Lai Cheng December 1, 2024 0 Comments
5th meeting (Final Round) of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea (25 November-1 December 2024) INC-5 (Day 6) Insights Here are our takes on the sixth day of negotiations at the fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) for a #PlasticsTreaty Catch the highs and lows and get today's recap on our #Poplites You can also visit: Source:...
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GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY

Lai Cheng November 30, 2024 0 Comments
5th meeting (Final Round) of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea (25 November-1 December 2024) INC-5 (Day 5) Insights The fifth day of negotiations at the fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) for a #PlasticsTreaty has concluded. Catch the highs and lows and get today's recap on our #Poplites You can also visit: Source: Break...
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Cooking Oil Subsidy is Unjustified

Lai Cheng November 29, 2024 0 Comments
The media has highlighted the growing issue of smuggling and diversion of subsidized cooking oil to neighboring countries, a problem that is increasingly affecting Malaysians, particularly the poor and B40 groups who are struggling to obtain subsidized cooking oil. According to a recent report, 60 million packets of subsidized cooking oil are being sent to neighboring countries every month. This...
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