Negotiators meet in fourth round over global rules in plastics treaty
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
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The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
Just 22.3% of all the e-waste - any product that has a plug or battery - was properly collected and recycled in 2022.
Armed conflicts and planetary crises were top concerns of the U.N. Environment Assembly, which adopted 15 resolutions.
Some migratory species are improving but 22% of those listed are threatened with extinction, including nearly all the fish.
A handful of fossil fuel producing countries and industries show no interest in a strong, restrictive and legally binding instrument.
Emissions must decrease 42% by 2030 to keep the 1.5° target alive. Instead, they're expected to rise 3% by then.
Oil and plastic producing nations and lobbyists sought more emphasis on recycling instead of production cuts.
This is the third round of talks to develop an international legally binding deal that includes plastic waste in the ocean.
Government plans would blow past limits needed to limit warming to 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Two U.N. reports show how that more climate aid for developing nations could reduce the millions of deaths a year from climate shocks.
The ship-to-ship transfer extracted as much of the 1.14 million barrels of oil as possible, leaving under 2% aboard.
As climate litigation increases, the body of legal precedent grows, forming an increasingly well-defined field of law.
Without U.N. intervention, the tanker could have released as much as four times the oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez in 1989.
The summit ended with support for creating a "zero draft" treaty ahead of the next negotiations at Nairobi in November.
About 69% of all the plastics produced, mainly through fossil fuel burning, are used just once or twice before they are thrown away. About 22% is mismanaged. Just 9% is recycled.
The estimated annual social and environmental costs of plastic pollution range from US$300 billion to $US1.5 trillion.