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Plastic design changes: a greenwashing tactic
The amount of plastics produced and flowing into the environment has reached crisis point, with approximately 400 million tonnes of plastics produced every year and this number is set to triple by 2060.
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Beach clean-up in Malibu, Senegal: communities come together for action on plastics – but we need to stop it at the source
Under the banner of Greenpeace Africa, around a hundred volunteers including local youth, passers-by, and community members gathered with gloves and bin bags for a large-scale beach clean-up and brand audit.
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Activists block heliport at Davos to call on governments to tax the super-rich
Thirteen activists from across Europe blocked delegates arriving at Davos Lago heliport today for the opening of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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The fight continues, no treaty yet: Global Plastics Treaty negotiations fail to deliver agreement
The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC5) for a Global Plastics Treaty ended today with no treaty in sight. Member states have agreed to meet again for what could be the final negotiation meeting to land a deal.
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Greenpeace Africa concerned by lobbyists flooding Plastics Treaty negotiations
Busan, South Korea - In response to an analysis conducted by Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) which revealed that 220 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists, the highest at any negotiation so far analysed by CIEL, have gained access to the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC5) to negotiate for a Global…
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All eyes on Busan: will world leaders deliver an ambitious Global Plastics Treaty?
Africa is drowning in plastics. A crisis intricately linked to the fossil fuel industry.
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At decisive plastics treaty talks, Greenpeace Africa warns world leaders: “We are watching.”
November 25, 2024, Busan, South Korea – A flag with a giant eye composed of thousands of portraits from around the world, has been unfurled from a 10-storey crane as government representatives are gathering for the the fifth and final Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC5) meeting for a Global Plastics Treaty.
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Greenpeace, WWF, Break Free from Plastic deliver almost 3 million signatures demanding Strong Global Plastics Treaty
24 November 2024, Busan, South Korea: A petition signed by almost three million people [1] from over 182 countries including African countries, calling for a historic, legally binding, Global Plastics Treaty to drastically reduce production and use, and protect human health and the environment, has been delivered to the government delegates ahead of the most…
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Greenpeace Africa Calls Out Unilever for Plastic Pollution: Protest at Durban HQ
Durban, October 15, 2024— Greenpeace Africa activists and concerned community members gathered at Unilever's headquarters in Durban to protest the multinational corporation's contribution to plastic pollution across Africa.
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Kenya: Greenpeace Africa commends the government decision to join the High Ambition Coalition to end plastic pollution
Nairobi 26/09/2024/ Kenya has officially joined the High Ambition Coalition aimed at eliminating plastics pollution, which now comprises 67 nations dedicated to establishing a robust international legally binding instrument based on a comprehensive and circular approach that mandates urgent actions and effective measures throughout the entire lifecycle of plastics.