#Pollution
Mindless consumption and a throwaway culture has filled our oceans with plastic pollution. The cutting down of forests has reached a scale that has previously been unimaginable. This has to stop. If we put people and planet over profit, a world free from pollution and environmental degradation is possible.
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People pay the price as Plastics Treaty talks end in deadlock
After two years of negotiations, governments in Geneva once again failed to agree on a Global Plastics Treaty strong enough to end the plastic crisis—choosing delay and division over decisive action to protect people and the planet.
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Plastics Treaty talks near end as pressure mounts for ambition
With just three days left before the final round of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty comes to a close in Geneva, Switzerland, civil society groups, scientists, and community representatives warn that talks are veering off course, risking a weak agreement that fails to protect people and the planet from plastic pollution.
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Plastics Treaty in jeopardy as lobbyists continue to weaken global pact
Talks for a landmark Global Plastics Treaty resumed in Geneva, Switzerland this week amid mounting concerns over efforts by oil-producing states and industry lobbyists to derail the ambition and scope of what environmental advocates consider the biggest environmental deal since the Paris Agreement.
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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.
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Kuha sa Tingi
Discover how large-scale investments to reuse and refill systems can end sachet pollution, while providing economic benefits to communities.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Managing air quality beyond COVID-19
Air pollution doesn’t have to be an inescapable reality. The ECQ gave Filipino citizens a glimpse of what cities can be like with vastly improved air quality. It also showed us that air pollution can be solved without sacrificing people’s access to mobility.
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Waste trade and the Philippines: How local and global policy instruments can stop the tide of foreign waste dumping in the country
A policy paper that looks at current waste and importation laws to identify gaps and loopholes that allow waste trade to happen.