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Join Champions of Change to support an end to plastic pollution
Signatories range from small zero-waste shops and innovative reuse startups to well-known brands and financial institutions — showing that a range of players can and must be part of driving systemic change.
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Survey: Policymakers concerned over health risks of plastics, see production cuts as solution
Of the many risks related to plastic pollution, policymakers express most concern about the human health impacts, and are calling for measures to reduce production.
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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 set to triple by 2060.
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The unfinished fight: A journey toward a strong global plastics treaty
It has been more than two months since we boarded a plastics industry tanker in Daesan, South Korea, to highlight the urgent need for an effective plastics treaty.
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New year, same fight. 5 things that happened at the November 2024 Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Busan, South Korea
The fifth round of negotiations for a new Global Plastics Treaty to end plastic pollution finished in Busan, South Korea on 1st December 2024. Here is a rundown of the highlights from the talks, including why we didn’t come away from the meeting with a treaty.
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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 with no final agreement in place today. Instead, leaders will. meet again to deliver the final treaty.
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Greenpeace demands release of plastics treaty activists, as global talks enter final stages
“We urge the South Korean authorities to release the activists immediately. These activists are standing with thousands of Korean citizens and millions more around the world who are demanding a historic treaty in Busan. Their voices must be heard”.
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Greenpeace challenges petrochemical tanker as Busan plastics treaty talks enter final stage
Greenpeace International activists have boarded a tanker that is set to load toxic plastic chemicals from South Korea’s Hyundai Daesan Refinery complex.
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At Plastics Treaty Talks, Greenpeace warns world leaders: ‘We are watching’
Created by artist Dan Acher in collaboration with Greenpeace East Asia Seoul, the We Are Watching flag features faces of diverse supporters and public figures.
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Greenpeace, WWF, Break Free from Plastic deliver almost 3 million signatures demanding strong Global Plastics Treaty
A petition signed by almost three million people from over 182 countries calling for a historic, legally binding, Global Plastics Treaty has been delivered to government delegates ahead of the most pivotal negotiation.