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Data Centers Are Surging Energy Demand, But the UN Climate Conference Will Ignore Them

When faced with the stark reality of the water and fossil fuel demanded by this new AI infrastructure, the world’s next global climate conference—COP31—has so far not put AI hyperscale data centers on the agenda.

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Greenpeace Raises Alarm After Microplastics Found in Top Companies' Baby Food Pouches

"Plastic pollution is not just wrecking our environment, it's entering our bodies, starting from infancy," said one campaigner. "How our food is packaged is designed for profit, not for people's health."

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What the First Conference on Transitioning Away From Fossil Fuels Must Achieve

Civil society will push states to act in line with their existing legal obligations to phase out all fossil fuels—including by advancing a Fossil Fuel Treaty that can govern a just and rights-based transition.

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Trump's EPA Wants to Count Microplastics While Corporations Keep Dumping Them

Committing $144 million to study microplastics while subsidizing fossil fuels by nearly $31 billion a year is like trying to clean up an oil spill with a spoon while the tanker is still spewing.

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Lancet Study Warns Plastics Could Cost Humanity 83 Million Years of Healthy Life

"Systemic change is needed 'from the cradle to the grave' of plastic production, use, and disposal," said the lead author, calling for "ambitious action from governments and industry transparency."

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Why the UN Environment Assembly Is Essential to a Safer, More Resilient Planet

Inaction now carries a clearer cost than ever: At UNEA-7 in Nairobi—the environmental capital of the world—the “Nairobi Spirit” can convert shared challenges into shared action.

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Data Centers Are Surging Energy Demand, But the UN Climate Conference Will Ignore Them

When faced with the stark reality of the water and fossil fuel demanded by this new AI infrastructure, the world’s next global climate conference—COP31—has so far not put AI hyperscale data centers on the agenda.

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Greenpeace Raises Alarm After Microplastics Found in Top Companies' Baby Food Pouches

"Plastic pollution is not just wrecking our environment, it's entering our bodies, starting from infancy," said one campaigner. "How our food is packaged is designed for profit, not for people's health."

Microplastics and the 'Terrible Debris of Progress'

The plastics revolution has left devastation in its wake. We must move beyond this era of waste and toxic pollution.

What the First Conference on Transitioning Away From Fossil Fuels Must Achieve

Civil society will push states to act in line with their existing legal obligations to phase out all fossil fuels—including by advancing a Fossil Fuel Treaty that can govern a just and rights-based transition.

Trump's EPA Wants to Count Microplastics While Corporations Keep Dumping Them

Committing $144 million to study microplastics while subsidizing fossil fuels by nearly $31 billion a year is like trying to clean up an oil spill with a spoon while the tanker is still spewing.

Lancet Study Warns Plastics Could Cost Humanity 83 Million Years of Healthy Life

"Systemic change is needed 'from the cradle to the grave' of plastic production, use, and disposal," said the lead author, calling for "ambitious action from governments and industry transparency."

One People, Realm, Leader: But Don't Call Them Nazis

Why the UN Environment Assembly Is Essential to a Safer, More Resilient Planet

Inaction now carries a clearer cost than ever: At UNEA-7 in Nairobi—the environmental capital of the world—the “Nairobi Spirit” can convert shared challenges into shared action.

There Is Still Hope for an Ambitious Plastics Treaty

The plastics crisis must remain a priority in international negotiations.

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When faced with the stark reality of the water and fossil fuel demanded by this new AI infrastructure, the world’s next global climate conference—COP31—has so far not put AI hyperscale data centers on the agenda.

"Plastic pollution is not just wrecking our environment, it's entering our bodies, starting from infancy," said one campaigner. "How our food is packaged is designed for profit, not for people's health."

The plastics revolution has left devastation in its wake. We must move beyond this era of waste and toxic pollution.

Civil society will push states to act in line with their existing legal obligations to phase out all fossil fuels—including by advancing a Fossil Fuel Treaty that can govern a just and rights-based transition.

Committing $144 million to study microplastics while subsidizing fossil fuels by nearly $31 billion a year is like trying to clean up an oil spill with a spoon while the tanker is still spewing.

"Systemic change is needed 'from the cradle to the grave' of plastic production, use, and disposal," said the lead author, calling for "ambitious action from governments and industry transparency."

Inaction now carries a clearer cost than ever: At UNEA-7 in Nairobi—the environmental capital of the world—the “Nairobi Spirit” can convert shared challenges into shared action.

The plastics crisis must remain a priority in international negotiations.

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