Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.
New report estimates low-income countries, despite consuming less plastic, incur a total lifetime plastic cost that is 10 times higher than wealthier countries. The structural inequities built into ...
Ahead of the final global plastic pollution treaty negotiations (INC-5.2), WWF is calling for member states to explore all available procedural pathways to get a treaty over the line. World Wildlife ...
This will help deliver a global framework that tackles plastic pollution at every stage of its lifecycle and steer the World away from the current crisis we experience.” John Duncan, Global Initiative ...
Ahead of the final global plastics treaty negotiations (INC-5.2), WWF is calling for Member States to utilise all available procedural pathways, including the option of voting or forging a majority ...
Marine scientists estimate that, on average, every minute the equivalent of a garbage truck full of plastic waste enters the world's oceans, where it harms ocean wildlife and threatens entire ...
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss ocean protection group is handing out bars of soap to negotiators working on a global accord to end plastic pollution. The messaging on the cardboard box from the Geneva-based ...
Climate change conditions turn plastics into more mobile, persistent, and hazardous pollutants. This is done by speeding up plastic breakdown into microplastics—microscopic fragments of ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. EGYPT, RED SEA - DECEMBER 2007: Overview of plastic pollution ...