Criticism from both sides for US chemicals proposal at plastics treaty talks Steve Toloken Busan, South Korea — As the global plastics treaty talks race ahead in an attempt to finalize an agreement, the debate around how much any deal should limit both chemicals used in plastics and problematic plastic products has become one of the thornier unresolved issues. A Read More …
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Embargo 0500: ‘We are not fooled’
Civil society issues letter to Developed Countries and supports G77+China in response to latest NCQG: Hi all Overnight in Baku, civil society organisations have hand-delivered two letters about the latest disgraceful draft text regarding the climate finance goal – one to the developed countries, calling them out, and one to the G77+China, supporting them in rejecting the current text. Please see the Read More …
English translation with Korean original below!
“…China, which had been aligned with the oil producers, made it clear in writing that it wanted to use both the [non-]paper and the draft as the basis for negotiations. In particular, China has reportedly indicated that it is willing to accept the language in the [non-]paper on regulating the production of primary plastic polymers (plastic raw materials derived from Read More …
Plastic pollution talks: the key sticking points
Nations gathered in Busan, South Korea have a week to agree the world’s first treaty to curb plastic pollution, a gargantuan challenge given the major divisions that remain. Some countries want the treaty to mandate a reduction of new plastic production, and the phase-out of “unneccessary” items, such as some single-use plastics. They note many countries already limit items like Read More …
Plastic pollution a global threat to human rights, say UN experts
GENEVA (21 November 2024) – UN experts said today the legally binding global instrument on plastic pollution, now in the final phase of negotiation, must secure accountability in all stages of the plastic cycle. Ahead of the last scheduled session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee in Busan, South Korea, the experts issued this statement: “The current direction of the negotiations Read More …
COP29 is on!
The COP29 global climate talks start today in Baku, Azerbaijan, and will run until November 22. For the second year in a row, an oil-rich country is hosting a COP, following last year’s climate talks that were hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Branded the Finance COP, a defining feature of COP29 is a new “finance goal” — the New Collective Quantified Read More …
Female journalists urged to report on environmental issues in the oil region
During a training of female journalists in Masindi Town yesterday (Thursday), the Earth and Rights Initiative (ARI) Executive Director, Mr Hussein Kato Muyinda said that climate change issues need much attention to help the most vulnerable groups from its effects. He noted that women are the most climate change-affected gender and so training female journalists to spread the message of Read More …
WEMECO launches handbook to guide journalists on climate change reporting
Western Media for Environment and Conservation (WEMECO) recently in Masindi district launched a Comprehensive Guide to Climate Change Reporting: A Handbook for Journalists to help them report effectively on climate change and environmental issues. Charles Batambuze, a board member of WEMECO, stated that launched handbook is a resource to improve the way journalists report about climate change not only in Read More …
Is plastic the biggest climate threat?
A plastics treaty for the climate and health must address overproduction of plastics and head off the petrochemical and plastic industry’s planned expansion. By Yuyun Ismawati and Pamela Miller As people from around the world are gathering in New York for the UN-sponsored Climate Week, it is past time the world focused on the threats to climate from plastics. For Read More …
Signing in darkness: Oil host communities struggle to attain justice for their land in Uganda’s oil region.
Buliisa: “I ignorantly signed the documents consenting to free takeover of my land,” narrates 50-year-old Beatrice Nyamuhunge from Buliisa district. ” When oil officials came in 2021, they told me to sign on the forms as a resident adjacent to the feeder oil route. Later, I realized that I had signed not to be compensated for my land acquired for Read More …