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INC-5.2: World leaders fail again to secure a Global Plastics Treaty, but the fight for a strong treaty goes on
The sixth round of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty (INC-5.2) concluded without an agreement to end plastic pollution.
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INC 5.2: “The inability to reach an international agreement in Geneva must be a wake up call for the world,” Greenpeace Canada statement
TORONTO – After two years of UN Global Plastics Treaty talks, world leaders in Geneva failed to secure an agreement to end plastic pollution at what was scheduled to be the…
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Greenpeace Canada reacts to the opening of the INC-5.2, calling on Canada to support a strong Global Plastics Treaty
TORONTO – Today, the Global Plastics Treaty talks have officially begun, deciding the fate of plastic pollution around the world. At the talks, which will happen from August 5 until August…
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INC-5.2: Inspiring action through art ahead of Global Plastics Treaty talks
Ahead of the Global Plastics Treaty talks in Geneva, Greenpeace is turning Toronto-Danforth into an open air art exhibition around the plastics crisis.
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This Plastic Free July, let’s end the age of plastic for good!
Picnic season has started, and so has Plastic Free July! All around the world, people are taking on the month-long challenge to avoid as much single-use plastics as possible. With…
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Global Plastics Treaty: What Happened at INC-5 and What’s Next?
The fifth round of negotiations for a new Global Plastics Treaty to end plastic pollution (Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee or INC-5) finished in Busan, South Korea on December 1st, 2024. This…
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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 an agreement to meet again for what will be the final negotiation meeting to land a deal.
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The cost of convenience: Why ditching plastic is a justice issue
Plastic products have been marketed to us as innocuous items of convenience. Plastic bags, food containers, candy wrappers, packaging of all kinds, meant to make life easier on the go,…
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Greenpeace Canada reactive to an analysis of fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists at INC5
The increase, once again, in fossil fuel and petrochemical lobbyists engaged in Plastics Treaty negotiations exposes an industry pulling out all the stops to keep us trapped in the plastic crisis.