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What to know about the plastic pollution crisis as treaty talks conclude in South Korea

The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global crisis of plastic pollution

The Independent UK

AQI remains 'very poor' in Delhi

The air quality in the national capital Delhi continued to remain in the 'very poor' category. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hafta letters: Elections, democracy and Delhi pollution

Adani is back in the news this week – unsurprisingly, not on NDTV. I’m more interested in the timing of this scam. In the US, the White House has significant influence over foreign affairs. I suspect the indictment’s release aligns with the recent election. The Biden administration may have delayed…

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Hope of breakthrough at international plastic treaty talks after two-year deadlock

‘Important shift’ made in global attempts to address plastic pollution though final treaty text yet to be agreed

The Guardian - UK

Video: Lok Sabha MP Naveen Jindal arrives at Parliament in EV, vows to fight against pollution

Noted industrialist and senior BJP MP Naveen Jindal reached Parliament by driving the shiny silver coloured four-seater Electric car. Read further on Dynamite News

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Five easy ways to make your online shopping more sustainable this festive season

Throughout the holiday season, the urgent need for sustainable consumption is clear. Some 300,000 tonnes of clothing and 471 million small electrical everyday items end up in household waste in the UK in a year, with the number of unwanted items increasing significantly just after Black Friday. The current trend…

The Conversation

Nuclear Energy Prevents Air Pollution and Saves Lives

Economists estimate that each nuclear plant built could save more than 800,000 life years.

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Showdown Looms On Plastic Treaty Days Before Deadline

Diplomats warned Friday of a looming showdown in negotiations to reach the world's first deal to curb plastic pollution, after a new draft text emerged littered with competing visions and ongoing disagreements.

International Business Times

Negotiators get closer to agreeing on a plastic pollution treaty

Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution have inched closer to an agreement, with more countries saying they want to address the total plastic on Earth

The Independent UK

How climate policies reduce air pollution saving lives and money

Early deaths from air pollution in US could be reduced by between 4,000 and 15,000 a year by 2035, study shows

The Guardian - UK

Fears hundreds of fossil fuel lobbyists could derail crucial plastic pollution summit

Environmentalists say presence of lobbyists at negotiations ‘is like letting foxes guard the henhouse’

The Independent UK

Waste Pickers Battle For Recognition At Plastic Treaty Talks

As diplomats negotiate behind closed doors in Busan on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, the waste pickers who are on the front lines of the problem are fighting for recognition.

International Business Times

‘Death in the Air’: Life in Delhi, the world’s most polluted city

India’s capital New Delhi is swamped by smog, and air pollution kills 2 million Indians a year. But some suffer more.

Al Jazeera

A tax on new plastic would slash waste – if built into the global treaty on plastics

Earlier this week, the mining magnate Andrew Forrest made headlines calling for a global “polymer premium” – or plastic tax – to be placed on every tonne of newly manufactured plastics. A tax like this could form part of the Global Plastic Treaty being hammered out right now in Busan,…

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How theatre, music and film are helping us unlock new solutions to the world’s plastics problem

Member states of the UN environment assembly are meeting this week in Busan, South Korea to discuss the details of a global plastics treaty for the fifth, and hopefully final, time. Negotiations can be difficult, monotonous, and often go around in circles. The talks can go on for more than…

The Guardian - AU

Six things we learned about the Australian government’s response to the climate crisis

‘Climate Christmas’ data shows emissions are falling but not fast enough, while Labor’s reforms have yet to kick in

Dynamite News

Air pollution: CAQM takes stock of implementation of measures under GRAP

Amidst the rising pollution levels in Delhi, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) took stock of the enforcement and implementation measures under the Schedule of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi AQI remains 'very poor' causing eye irritation, breathing problem

Several residents complained of irritation in the eyes and difficulties in breathing amid the rising pollution levels. Read further on Dynamite News:

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International Business Times

Air Pollution From Fires Linked To 1.5 Million Deaths A Year

Air pollution caused by fires is linked to more than 1.5 million deaths a year worldwide, the vast majority occurring in developing countries, a major new study said on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Plastics lobbyists make up biggest group at vital UN treaty talks

Fossil fuel and chemical industry representatives outnumber those of the EU or host country South Korea

The Conversation

Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed

Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tyre fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food. Researchers in South China recently found tyre-derived…

The Conversation

Five fairness flaws the UN’s new plastics treaty must change

The UN’s new plastics treaty is about to be finalised – marking a crucial opportunity to form an international agreement to tackle the plastic pollution crisis. Plastic waste is ubiquitous – damaging human health and livelihoods, as well as ecosystems in water and on land; yet plastic production is at…

The Independent UK

‘Once in a lifetime’ chance to end plastic pollution as nations assemble in Busan

Plastic pollution is no longer just an environmental issue – it is a health crisis and a significant driver of the climate crisis

International Business Times

Plastic Pollution Talks Must Speed Up, Chair Warns

Negotiators must move "significantly" faster to agree on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution, the diplomat chairing the talks warned Wednesday, as countries lined up to express frustration about the limited progress.

International Business Times

Chinese Island Plastic Pollution Turned Into Artistic Omens

As storm clouds gathered on a forgotten beach in China's Miaodao islands, artist Fu Junsheng picked his way through piles of plastic waste washed up along the shoreline, looking for inspiration.

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