Category: Environment EN
ASSESSING ALTERNATIVES TO PLASTIC RECYCLING
IPEN Executive Director Bjorn Beeler talks with BNN/Bloomberg News about the Plastics Treaty and obstacles to plastic recycling. Read more:
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FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS DAMAGE HEALTH
Fossil fuel is a term for non-renewable energy sources such as coal, coal products, natural gas, derived gas, crude oil, petroleum products and non-renewable wastes. Producing and burning fossil fuels creates air pollution that harms our health and generates toxic emissions that drive climate change. “A transition away from fossil fuels is not only possible – it’s crucial for our future....
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Plastics Treaty: Will Nations Cut Production?
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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BE MINDFUL OF WHAT YOU CONSUME
Let's be mindful about how long it takes for everyday items to decompose when we're using them. Source: 1 Million Women
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Countries fail to reach agreement on plastic pollution treaty at UN talks in South Korea
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
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
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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Special Issues of UTUSAN KONSUMER and UTUSAN PENGGUNA
We’re glad to share with you our special-issue editions of UTUSAN KONSUMER (in English) and UTUSAN PENGGUNA (in Malay) in an easy-to-read magazine format. This Special Issue spotlights a serious human and environmental problem that affects everyone today – plastic and its growing threat. Free to download and read! Click here for a copy: (English)...
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Open Letter to ASEAN Leaders: REDUCE PLASTIC PRODUCTION for Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia
The world gathered this week for the fifth and final meeting (INC5) to negotiate a global plastic treaty to end plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea. Tensions are high to deliver an agreement that can adequately deal with the plastic crisis amidst opposing views on most critical issues. The coming days will be crucial. As a region often blamed for marine plastic pollution, a strong and...
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