In UN talks for a global plastic treaty, delegates to face off over production limits
Reuters As the world’s nations enter another round of talks this week on creating a first-ever treaty to contain plastic pollution, officials are bracing for tough negotiations over whether to limit the amount of plastic being produced or just to focus on the management of waste. Working with a document called a “zero draft” that […]
London Fashion Week urged to sashay away from polluting sequins
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Sequins add glamour to any outfit but eco-campaigners urged London Fashion Week, starting on Friday, to ditch the sparkling plastic discs as they pollute oceans for centuries. Some 250 designers will showcase their latest collections to trade buyers in the British capital – one of the world’s four big fashion weeks […]
US weakens first global commitment on curbing single-use plastics
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Nations made their first global commitment towards curtailing the surging consumption of single-use plastics on Friday, but critics said it failed to confront the planet’s pollution crisis with the United States blocking efforts for more radical action. After five days of talks in the Kenyan capital, ministers at the United Nations […]