Ahead of the latest round of talks, European researchers published a database of more than 16,000 chemicals plastics can contain, many of which have been linked to cancer risks and damage to the human immune system.
In particular, the industry is pushing back against the possible inclusion in the treaty of caps on global plastic production, an approach favored by a broad coalition of nations at the talks, which resumed on Tuesday in Ottawa.
Recycling has failed to stem the flow of plastic waste that is piling up in landfills, entering the world’s rivers and oceans, and breaking down into tiny particles that have made their way into drinking water supplies and are detectable in human blood.
It’s part of a slew of new rules on planet-warming pollution the White House issued recently as it works to meet the nation’s goal of cutting carbon emissions by about half from 2005 levels by the end of the decade.
It also paused the permitting process for new liquefied natural gas export facilities in order to analyze their impact on climate change, the economy and national security.
Writing in The Guardian, the finance ministers of Germany, Brazil, South Africa and Spain argue for a 2 percent wealth tax on billionaires to tackle inequality and the climate crisis.
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Ahead of the latest round of talks, European researchers published a database of more than 16,000 chemicals plastics can contain, many of which have been linked to cancer risks and damage to the human immune system.
In particular, the industry is pushing back against the possible inclusion in the treaty of caps on global plastic production, an approach favored by a broad coalition of nations at the talks, which resumed on Tuesday in Ottawa.
Recycling has failed to stem the flow of plastic waste that is piling up in landfills, entering the world’s rivers and oceans, and breaking down into tiny particles that have made their way into drinking water supplies and are detectable in human blood.
It’s part of a slew of new rules on planet-warming pollution the White House issued recently as it works to meet the nation’s goal of cutting carbon emissions by about half from 2005 levels by the end of the decade.
It also paused the permitting process for new liquefied natural gas export facilities in order to analyze their impact on climate change, the economy and national security.
Writing in The Guardian, the finance ministers of Germany, Brazil, South Africa and Spain argue for a 2 percent wealth tax on billionaires to tackle inequality and the climate crisis.
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