All articles
-
What does the plastics crisis have to do with desertification?
While desertification is attributed to activities like deforestation, overgrazing, and climate change, the current global plastics crisis is one of the disguised significant contributors.
-
Ottawa plastic talks end in weak compromise
People are being harmed by plastic production every day, but states are listening more closely to petrochemical lobbyists than health scientists.
-
Ottawa Plastic Talks: strong Global Plastics Treaty still within reach
A global treaty that cuts plastic production and ends single-use plastic pollution is still within reach and governments have a duty to do all they can to secure it.
-
4 false solutions that won’t solve the plastic pollution crisis
From recycling to bioplastics, here are 4 examples of approaches that fail to tackle the scale of the global plastic pollution crisis.
-
INC4: Canada must get the Global Plastics Treaty talks back on track
This April, representatives from more than 170 global governments will come together in Canada to negotiate a UN global Plastics Treaty - a once-in-a-generation opportunity to begin to solve the plastic pollution crisis. What happens in Ottawa could determine whether the treaty succeeds or fails.
-
To be a treaty for the people, the Global Plastics Treaty must reduce plastic production
This resounding call for action to reduce plastic production sends a strong message to the governments meeting under the global Plastics Treaty: have the courage to stand up to the fossil fuel industry and defend people's interests.
-
8 in 10 people support cut in plastic production ahead of Global Plastics Treaty talks in Ottawa
Eight out of 10 people support cutting plastic production revealed a new Greenpeace International report ahead of the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC4) meeting for a Global Plastics Treaty to be held in Ottawa, Canada this month.
-
People vs Plastic
The results of this survey demonstrate that there is overwhelming public support for the Global Plastics Treaty to cut plastic production, end single-use plastics and advance reuse-based solutions.
-
Global South cities lead shift to refill systems from sachet economy
Amid the scourge of plastic pollution in the region, initiatives from cities in the Global South are leading the transition towards reuse and refill systems.
-
UNEA-6: How plastic pollution is accelerating the triple planetary crisis
The growing plastic production is a major problem for communities in Africa that are experiencing some of the damaging impacts of the climate crisis