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INC-5.2: Global South Member States, CSOs demand strong ambition to secure a robust plastic treaty

Demonstrating strong unity, Global South Member States and Civil Society called for ambitious, legally binding global measures to curb plastic production, in a media briefing on...

Plastics Treaty talks nearing collapse as nations remain deadlocked on production

Talks on the world’s first legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution are hanging in the balance with just two days left before the deadline and...

Govts supported plastic production with $80bn in 2024 – Report

A new report has found that governments around the world in 2024 provided $80 billion to support production of primary plastic polymers - essentially...

BP defies UK govt to reopen North Sea Oil Field 

BP is to reopen a key North Sea field and pump new oil and gas for at least a decade, despite Energy Secretary Ed...

Poor enforcement threatens Lagos single-use plastics ban

Some Lagos residents have expressed concerns over the wide usage of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) across markets, parties and retail spaces in the state in...

INC-5.2: World not on track to deliver plastic treaty, lament CSOs, urge negotiators to ‘fix the process’

Four days into the final Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Geneva, civil society organisations (CSOs) are bothered that the world is not on track...

INC-5.2: Fossil fuel, petrochemical lobbyists overrun plastics treaty negotiations

At least 234 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists - a new high compared to the 221 identified by CIEL at INC-5 - have...

Germany to legalise underground CO2 storage in climate drive

The German Government approved on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, draft legislation that would legalise the underground storage of carbon dioxide (C02), a key step...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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