Etiket: plastic
Plastic pollution | Canada remains optimistic that a treaty will be concluded by 2025
(Ottawa) Canada is optimistic about the conclusion of a possible treaty to eliminate plastic pollution by 2040. The government believes that the fourth session of United Nations (UN) negotiations on…
Global plastic treaty still in limbo in Ottawa
On the final day of negotiations in Ottawa to establish the terms of a global treaty to end plastic pollution, major disputes between countries over the inclusion of a production…
Plastic pollution | Uncertainty surrounds final day of trading
(Ottawa) Uncertainty remains over the outcome of the fourth session of United Nations (UN) negotiations to eliminate plastic pollution by 2040 which is due to end in Ottawa on Monday…
G7 countries to commit to reducing plastic production
The G7 will commit to reducing the production of plastic in order to tackle head-on the global pollution caused by this material, according to a draft of the final communiqué…
An armada of fossil fuel lobbyists in Ottawa, for the first international treaty against plastic pollution
In Canada, 176 countries, scientists and NGOs are meeting this week to negotiate the first international treaty against plastic pollution. They have, in front of them, 196 “plastic influencers” sent…
Billions of plastic bottles end up in the Canadian environment
New Canadian data suggests that over a nine-year period, between 2012 and 2020, the equivalent of more than 15 billion plastic bottles and up to 14 billion plastic grocery bags…
Federal Environment Minister does not believe in the need for a cap on plastic production
Contrary to what was reported in the media, the federal Minister of the Environment, Steven Guilbeault, does not believe that the global treaty to end plastic waste must necessarily include…
End of plastic waste: Federal Environment Minister does not believe in the need for a production cap
Contrary to what was reported in the media, federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault does not believe that the global treaty to end plastic waste must necessarily include a cap on…
Single-use plastic | The duty
This morning, I think I heard the best proposal for us to (finally) start to reduce the use of plastic: banning the use of single-use products. What immediately comes to…
A ton of plastic falls on Ottawa every day, report says
(Ottawa) Mother Nature provided a typical spring day Wednesday in Ottawa, with a morning of light drizzle fading into the afternoon sun, temperatures near freezing and… thousands of grams of…
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault wants to create a cap on plastic production
A global treaty to end plastic waste must include a cap on plastic production, Canadian Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Tuesday as the fourth round of negotiations began in Ottawa.…
Plastic pollution | Recycle or reduce production: two visions clash
(Ottawa) Canadian industry supports reaching a deal to eliminate plastic pollution by 2040, but advocates recycling rather than reducing production. The Minister of the Environment, Steven Guilbeault is hoping for…
Plastic Pollution Summit | Conservatives launch petition to “save plastic straws”
(Montreal) The Conservative Party of Canada (PCC) invites Canadians to sign a petition to “save plastic straws” and one of its MPs calls for the cancellation of the summit on…
An orgy of plastic in grocery stores
We call on grocers and all of us who shop regularly to reduce the sale and purchase of products packaged in plastic. We are participating in an orgy of plastic…
A first global agreement on plastic?
Delegations from some 175 countries are converging on Ottawa this week to try to advance a first global agreement to tackle the environmental burden of plastic — a material that…
Plastic Pollution Register | Ottawa sets the tone for an international meeting
Canada hopes to move closer to a binding international treaty to eliminate plastic pollution by 2040 during the fourth United Nations negotiating session which opens in Ottawa on Tuesday. He…
a new round of negotiations in Canada towards a treaty to end plastic pollution
The aim is to reach a legally binding treaty by the end of the year. But for this, there are still certain countries to convince. Published on 04/21/2024 10:07 Reading…
a new round of negotiations in Canada towards a treaty to end plastic pollution
The aim is to reach a legally binding treaty by the end of the year. But for this, there are still certain countries to convince. Published on 04/21/2024 10:07 Reading…
The leaders of this world can change course before we reach the plastic planet
When’USS Enterprise appeared on our screens more than half a century ago, science fiction works were full of characters in search of new spatial horizons, their authors enjoying imagining what…
Ottawa to host summit on plastic pollution
Canada will soon host delegates from 174 countries to negotiate the first-ever agreement to curb plastic pollution by 2040. Over five days, they will negotiate the terms of a legally…