Africa: The Global Plastics Treaty Process Has Fallen Flat. Here's What Went Wrong, and How You Can Help: [The Conversation Africa] Progress towards a legally binding global treaty on plastics pollution stalled and went into reverse this week. The United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, ran overtime. It's likely to conclude this evening, without… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMXnmw #PlasticPollution #GlobalTreaty #UnEnvironment #Sustainability #WasteManagement
Africa: We're Witnessing Last-Ditch Talks to Secure a Global Plastic Pollution Treaty: [The Conversation Africa] Negotiators from around the world are gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for the final UN intergovernmental session to hammer out a legally binding global treaty on plastics pollution. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMXnmX #PlasticPollution #GlobalTreaty #SustainableFuture #EcoFriendly #ClimateAction
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Plastic production is set to quadruple by 2050, creating a massive threat to the environment and human health. Greenpeace is calling on governments to cut plastic production by at least 75% by 2040, as part of a global treaty to end plastic pollution. The treaty would also include measures to reduce plastic consumption, increase reuse and recycling, and hold corporations accountable. #PlasticPollution #Greenpeace #GlobalTreaty https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/62928/why-greenpeace-is-calling-on-governments-to-cut-plastic-production-by-at-least-75-by-2040/
Why Greenpeace is calling on governments to cut plastic production by at least 75% by 2040 - Greenpeace International

As we head into the third round of international negotiations for a global Plastics treaty in Kenya, global leaders must step up to the reality that the only way to address the plastics crisis and avoid the worst effects of the climate emergency is to set ambitious rules that significantly reduce the amount of plastics produced.

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No amount of recycling schemes & ocean clean-ups are going to totally remove the mark of plastic mess we have created. Plastics are a scar that will hopefully warn future generations of the folly of unsustainable over-consumption. #RethinkPlastics #plasticwaste #globaltreaty

"Besides fully operational #satellites, the orbit is strewn with dead and dying hardware, hazardous debris from past collisions and spent rocket parts. An estimated 100 TRILLION untracked pieces of old satellites are already in orbit."

Legally binding #GlobalTreaty needed to tackle #SpaceDebris, say experts | #Space | The Guardian
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Legally binding global treaty needed to tackle space debris, say experts

Scientists call for collective effort to protect Earth’s orbit from dangers posed by space junk

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