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United Nations countries have agreed to create a legally binding global treaty to address plastic pollution in the world's oceans, rivers and landscape.
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Plastic treaty would be historic for planet: UNEP chief
The world has a rare opportunity to clean up the planet for future generations by uniting behind an ambitious treaty to tackle plastic trash, the UN environment chief told AFP.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Delegates from United Nations member countries are considering proposals for a binding global treaty to curb plastic pollution. The
More than 100 nations convening in Nairobi next week are expected to take the first steps toward establishing a historic global treaty to tackle the plastic crisis afflicting the planet.
The UN on Monday launched a global effort to forge a landmark treaty curbing plastic pollution -- an "epidemic" with escalating costs for the environment and human health.
The United Nations is to launch formal negotiations on Wednesday for a global treaty to address a plastic trash "epidemic" that supporters say is a historic moment for the planet.
The United Nations on Wednesday agreed to start negotiating a world-first global treaty on plastic pollution in what has been hailed a watershed moment for the planet.Nearly 200 nations at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi unanimously agreed to create an intergovernmental committee to negotiate…
U.N. Environment Assembly representatives called the treaty, to be completed by 2024, the most significant environmental agreement since the 2015 Paris accords.
The United Nations approved a landmark agreement to create the world's first-ever global plastic pollution treaty on Wednesday, describing it as the most significant environmental deal since the 2015 Paris climate accord.
In a historic moment, 175 countries today agreed to a legally binding treaty intended to end the growing global tide of plastic pollution. One delegate at the assembly in Kenya explained why the treaty is vital.
More than 170 nations across the globe have backed a historic resolution to end plastic pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024.
United Nations countries have agreed to create a legally binding global treaty to address plastic pollution in the world's oceans, rivers and landscape.
United Nations countries have agreed to create a legally binding global treaty to address plastic pollution in the world's oceans, rivers and landscape.
The more we learn about the magnitude of plastic pollution contaminating the planet's rivers, oceans, and even its mountaintops, the more pressing the need becomes for wide-ranging and coordinated action. In what is being hailed as a historic day, global leaders at the UN Environmental Assembly…
The United Nations on Wednesday agreed to start negotiating a world-first global treaty on plastic pollution in what has been hailed a watershed moment for the planet.
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