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‘All options still on the table’ for limiting plastics production: Canada’s environment minister
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says all options to eliminate plastic waste are still on the table in negotiations for a global plastic treaty...
Countries grapple with who should pay to tackle plastic pollution
Plastics treaty in Ottawa beset by question of how to raise $1.64 trillion needed to help reduce pollution, with countries split on where...
Plastics treaty talks gather steam amid impasse over production limits
Still divided over how ambitious its first plastics treaty should be, countries are considering launching a series of smaller meetings before a hoped-for...
G7 to commit to reducing plastic production: French ministry
The G7 follows negotiations in Canada on a global treaty to reduce plastic pollution. Plastics producers are pushing for more recycling while environmentalists...
Cap on production may be too complicated for global plastic treaty: Canada’s environment minister
Canada's Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the world can solve its plastic problem without insisting on hard caps on plastic production.
Oil, chemical industry lobbyists pile in to UN plastics treaty talks
Plastics treaty being attended by 37% more lobbyists from key industries than previous round of negotiations, nonprofit's analysis reveals.
First Nations in Canada say they must not be left out of global plastic treaty talks
First Nations have one message for delegates gathered in Ottawa this week to negotiate a global plastic waste agreement: don't leave us out.
UN launches Climate Resilience Fund to shield displaced people from climate shocks
The UN refugee agency said it aimed to raise $100 million for the new fund by the end of next year to support...
An ‘ambitious’ global plastic treaty demands limits on production: Canada’s environment minister
A global treaty to end plastic waste will not be ambitious enough if it does not include some limits on plastic production: Canada's...
Talks on global plastic treaty begin in Canada
During talks in Kenya in November, a draft agreement leapt from 30 to 70 pages, with oil-producing nations such as Saudi Arabia recording...
