Global plastics treaty articles
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Mombasa’s Struggle Against Plastic Pollution is a Global Crisis
The global plastic pollution crisis is escalating at an alarming rate, with 400 million tonnes of plastic produced annually.
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'Undermines Sovereignty' -- UK Rejects Signing W.H.O. Global Vaccine Treaty
A global vaccine treaty being drafted by the World Health Organization (W.H.O) is to be rejected by Britain amid concerns it would have to give away a fifth of its jabs while ceding sovereignty to the unelected U.N. subsidiary.
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The only way to end plastic pollution is by limiting how much plastic we produce
An international agreement to end plastic pollution is due to be sealed this year in Busan, South Korea. At the penultimate round of negotiations, held in Ottawa, Canada, Rwanda and Peru proposed a target to cut the weight of primary plastics produced worldwide by 40% by 2040, compared with 2025. This is the first time that a limit on the production of plastic has been considered at the U.N. talks aiming to develop an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution. Of the...