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Why Greenpeace is calling on governments to cut plastic production by at least 75% by 2040
As we head into the third round of international negotiations for a global Plastics treaty in Kenya, global leaders must step up to the reality that the only way to address the plastics crisis and avoid the worst effects of the climate emergency is to set ambitious rules that significantly reduce the amount of plastics…
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How fast fashion fuels climate change, plastic pollution, and violence
We all have to wear clothes, and they need to be affordable for everyone. But there is a better way.
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Barbie vs Oppenheimer: two diametrically opposed universes that remind us of two existential threats
“Barbenheimer” is probably the film event of the year. For the Greenpeace community, these two films echo past and present campaigns against very real existential threats: deforestation, plastic pollution and nuclear annihilation.
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Global Plastics Treaty must reduce plastic production — or it will fail
Global Plastics Treaty must reduce plastic production — or it will fail
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Using Art to tackle the plastic pollution crisis
I've partnered with Greenpeace to craft a new message, one impossible to misinterpret: A colossal five meters tall machine, endlessly churning out plastics starkly laying bare the toxic union of fossil fuels and plastic production.
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UN urged to stop the fossil fuel industry sabotaging new Global Plastic Treaty
Over 150 civil society groups and scientists from around the world have signed on to an open letter urging the UN to prevent the fossil fuel industry from undermining negotiations to agree to an effective Global Plastics Treaty.
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Why we need a strong Global Plastics Treaty
We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to end the plastic crisis. The negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty began in 2022 and we now have until 2024 to ensure it is strong and ambitious.
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The first plastics treaty negotiation is done: what you need to know
As of now, plastics producers are given the same consideration as communities suffering from their products and scientists are sounding the alarm. Plastics treaty negotiations can not be co-opted by welcoming oil and plastics industry lobbyists to dominate the discussion and weaken ambition.
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Governments drag their feet on first Global Plastics Treaty negotiations
As the first Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) meeting for the Global Plastics Treaty concluded today, Greenpeace called on governments to step up for people and climate and stop delaying meaningful negotiations of the Global Plastics Treaty.
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Take Plastic Free July one step further this year: hold the real polluters accountable
Reducing plastic waste in our everyday lives is important, but it’s time to hold the real polluters accountable.