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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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There Is Still Hope for an Ambitious Plastics Treaty

The plastics crisis must remain a priority in international negotiations.

A tractor drives through a giant pile of plastic bottles

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Report Shows How Recycling Is Largely a 'Toxic Lie' Pushed by Plastics Industry

"These corporations and their partners continue to sell the public a comforting lie to hide the hard truth: that we simply have to stop producing so much plastic," said one campaigner.

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Corporate Greed and National Interests Torpedoed the UN Plastics Treaty

The latest round of negations show just how difficult it is to enforce humanitarian and ecological objectives which go against the interests of the oil industry and oil-producing countries.

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Plastics Treaty Talks End in 'Abject Failure' as US, Other Big Oil Allies Sabotage Progress

"The vast majority of governments want a strong agreement, yet a handful of bad actors were allowed to use process to drive such ambition into the ground," said one environmentalist.

UNEP - UNEA Visits Plastic Recycling Project in Nairobi

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The Misleading Allure of Plastic Credits

Government delegates negotiating a plastics treaty should resist the urge to incorporate quick fixes like plastic credits in the text, and instead should set ambitious, non-negotiable targets for plastic reduction and reuse.

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As Deadline Looms, Advocates Call Plastics Treaty Draft 'Nothing Short of a Betrayal'

"The process has been completely captured by swarms of fossil fuel lobbyists and shamefully weaponized by low-ambition countries," said the CEO of the Environmental Justice Foundation.

Campaigners demand that negotiators fix the Global Plastics Treaty process in Geneva, Switzerland

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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."

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.

Report Shows How Recycling Is Largely a 'Toxic Lie' Pushed by Plastics Industry

"These corporations and their partners continue to sell the public a comforting lie to hide the hard truth: that we simply have to stop producing so much plastic," said one campaigner.

Corporate Greed and National Interests Torpedoed the UN Plastics Treaty

The latest round of negations show just how difficult it is to enforce humanitarian and ecological objectives which go against the interests of the oil industry and oil-producing countries.

Plastics Treaty Talks End in 'Abject Failure' as US, Other Big Oil Allies Sabotage Progress

"The vast majority of governments want a strong agreement, yet a handful of bad actors were allowed to use process to drive such ambition into the ground," said one environmentalist.

The Misleading Allure of Plastic Credits

Government delegates negotiating a plastics treaty should resist the urge to incorporate quick fixes like plastic credits in the text, and instead should set ambitious, non-negotiable targets for plastic reduction and reuse.

As Deadline Looms, Advocates Call Plastics Treaty Draft 'Nothing Short of a Betrayal'

"The process has been completely captured by swarms of fossil fuel lobbyists and shamefully weaponized by low-ambition countries," said the CEO of the Environmental Justice Foundation.

Campaigners Confront Plastics Treaty Delegates, Demanding Deal That Stops Pollution 'At Its Source'

"With just days remaining, the dynamic must change," said Break Free From Plastic. "Countries must keep their commitment to end plastic pollution."

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