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Greenpeace air sampling in Geneva finds microplastics in urban air
As governments enter the second week of the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, the research highlights an invisible but widespread part of the plastic pollution crisis.
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Greenpeace activists paint Geneva streets black to call out Big Oil’s chokehold on Global Plastic Treaty talks, demand UN kicks out fossil fuel lobbyists
Greenpeace activists created a symbolic trail of black oil on the entrance of the Palais des Nations to call out the undue influence of the fossil fuel industry in the negotiations.
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More businesses join the call for a strong UN Plastics Treaty, support global change
As the final scheduled UN Global Plastics Treaty negotiations approach, the voices supporting and calling for an ambitious Treaty are getting louder.
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New Greenpeace report exposes petrochemical giants campaign to derail Global Plastics Treaty
The Greenepace UK report reveals that some of the world’s largest petrochemical companies have been systematically lobbying against cuts to plastic production while generating massive profits from their growing plastics business.
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Every Breath You Take
This groundbreaking report maps the locations of petrochemical facilities linked to plastics in 11 countries.
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89 billion and counting: Unilever’s out of control plastic sachet habit
A report by Greenpeace UK in 2023 exposed Unilever as the world’s biggest corporate seller of plastic sachets and revealed that the consumer giant sells a whopping 1,700 plastic sachets around the world every single second.
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Greenpeace calls for drastic cut in plastic production as new report reveals millions at risk of toxic air pollution exposure
Over 50 million people in 11 countries are at risk of exposure to hazardous air pollution from plastic linked petrochemical production
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Ending plastic pollution in Africa: a matter of justice for African women and communities
In Nairobi’s Dandora dumpsite, Joyce, a young mother rises each day not to farm her land or build her dream, but to scavenge through plastic waste to sell and feed her children.
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“Nice Declaration” for an ambitious plastics treaty: the wake up call the world needs
Over 90 member states at the United Nations Ocean Conference today announced their support to the ministerial declaration.
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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.