CSE-DTE at Ottawa: Just transition and Global Plastic Treaty — An inclusive journey towards circularity?

Waste pickers and concept of just transition have gained attention during process of developing Global Plastic Treaty

Plastic-free planet: No consensus on intersessional work on INC-3 last day; revised zero draft to form basis of next session

INC-4 to be hosted by Ottawa, Canada in a few months; INC-5 by Busan, South Korea in November 2024

Run-up to Ottawa: Civil society groups call for support from ASEAN leadership in fight against plastic pollution

Region grappling with overflowing landfills, polluted waterways and impacted marine ecosystems

Plastic-free planet: On penultimate day of INC-3, contact groups complete 1st review of 'zero draft' revised sections

Three contact groups with participating delegates and countries as member were formed by INC Chair to address specific sections of the zero …

Philippines environmental group raises concerns over plastic pollution at INC3

It advocated for a comprehensive global plastic treaty, raising points in alignment with sustainable planetary boundaries & safeguarding …

Run-up to Ottawa: Plastic may contribute to aggressive cancer spread, warns leading cancer scientist

New research comes ahead of INC-4 negotiations in Canada over Global Plastics Treaty

Life of Plastic: International body of waste pickers demands representation in all treaty discussions

Requests United Nations funding for six waste pickers from different regions to attend subsequent meetings

Plastic-free planet: Discussions on elements finally begin at Day 3 of Paris meet

After a delay of close to 2 days, pulled off by the ‘no ambition coalition’, discussions on objectives, core obligations and …