US EditionHealth Workers Demand No Plastic Exemptions in Global Treaty
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175 countries are gathered in Geneva until 14 August to negotiate an international agreement to combat plastic pollution. Faced with increasing health and environmental risks, it is becoming urgent to...
Health Workers Demand No Plastic Exemptions in Global Treaty
News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/health-workers-demand-no-plastic-exemptions-in-global-treaty/Forty-eight million health professionals and allies have issued an urgent call to eliminate blanket healthcare exemptions from the Global Plastics Treaty, warning that medical plastic waste directly harms patients and undermines environmental health. The demand comes as negotiators conve…
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unomásuno.com.mxGeneva, 7 Aug (EFE).- Plastic pollution is a growing threat to the environment and health, so it is necessary that the current negotiations in Geneva on a treaty to control this pollution conclude with a strong treaty, said the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. "We ask all countries to negotiate, adopt and implement a strong treaty, which protects health from the harm of plastic pollution," Tedr…
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www.diariolibre.comPlastic pollution is a growing threat to the environment and health, so it is necessary that the current negotiations in Geneva on a treaty to control this pollution conclude with a strong treaty, said on Thursday the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
The international negotiations in Geneva are stifling the fierce opposition of the oil-producing countries, threatening the adoption of a first global agreement against plastic pollution. Discussions under the aegis of the United Nations to draw up a binding treaty on plastic pollution are experiencing major blockages. The delegations of 184 countries, gathered at the Palais des Nations, have [...] Article A treaty on plastic embedded in irrecon…
UNCTAD report urges a rethink of global trade to tackle plastic pollution
Plastic overconsumption and waste are accelerating; global production is set to double by 2050, but only 10% is recycled. Trade policies currently favour plastics, with lower tariffs and fewer regulations than sustainable alternatives. UNCTAD urges global action through trade reform. When it comes to environmental policy, the mantra to “reduce, reuse, recycle” is by now etched into the popular consciousness. But in practice, recycling has become…
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