DTE Coverage: Ottawa talks as they happened

Read our reportage of the fourth round of negotiations for a global plastic treaty in Ottawa, Canada

CSE-DTE at Ottawa: Poor progress at INC-4 as it fails to address the elephant in the room

Many provisions of substantive elements do not make it to textual negotiations; like-minded groups dominate Closing Plenary

Plastic’s toxic trail: These polymers’ usage and disposal have their own set of dangers

Plastics not only pollute and affect human health during the production phase, but continue to do so during the usage phase, as well as through …

Run-up to Ottawa: Report says 86% of Indians want reduction in plastic production

While a global call for action was evident, the intensity of support varied significantly between Global North & South

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

Run-up to Ottawa: Arctic a ‘hemispheric sink’ for chemicals & plastics; 13 million people in region at risk, says report

Document calls for Just Transition framework; reconnecting with traditional values of Arctic indigenous peoples  

Almost 90% Indians support cutting plastic production to tackle pollution and combat climate change: Greenpeace

Greenpeace calls for a Global Plastics Treaty that reflects public’s rejection of plastic, demands at least 75% reduction in plastic …

Plastic-free planet: 3Rs of managing waste, addressing plastic pollution crisis at source come up at INC-3

Sharing of technology between developed and developing countries among concerns raised

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

Plastic-free planet: Like-minded group of countries demand changes to zero draft

First day did not progress to contact group discussions

Plastic-free planet: Protecting sanitation workers & wastepickers, just transition discussed on Day 2 of INC-3

UN chief underlines role of plastics in fuelling climate crisis

Plastic-free planet: Third session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee begins in Nairobi

Global Coalition for Plastics Sustainability announced; India submits pre-meeting written statement for first time  

Fifteen non-profits take fresh legal action against Europe’s biggest plastics project

This marks a new phase in the over three-year long legal battle against INEOS’ ‘Project One’, a €3 billion plastic project …

Plastic pellets on the beaches of Maharashtra: Should we be worried?

International Maritime Organization should classify plastic pellets as environmentally hazardous due to the chemicals that are added to them and …

Microplastics can alter gut microbiome, cause intestinal inflammation: FAO

Severity of health impact was proportional to the concentration and particle shape of microplastics