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UN called on to set target of zero new plastic pollution by 2040

A UK team of experts which advises the United Nations, G20 and World Bank has called for a zero target to be set for new plastic pollution by 2040. Professor Steve Fletcher, director of the Global Plastics Policy Centre at the University of ...

09 Nov 2022 at 09:42

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Groups demand urgent action on plastic pollution in open letter to Swinney

First Minister John Swinney has been urged to take urgent action to stop the increasing levels of plastic pollution facing Scotland. In an open letter signed by 18 environmental and civil groups, the SNP leader has been urged to do more to ...

04 Aug 2025 at 00:01

Minister ‘hugely disappointed’ as talks to agree UN plastics treaty fail

Environment minister Emma Hardy has said she is “hugely disappointed” that negotiations for the world’s first treaty to combat plastic pollution ended once again in failure. Delegates were seeking to complete a legally binding ...

15 Aug 2025 at 13:10

UN plastic pollution talks fail again with negotiators rejecting draft treaties

Negotiators have failed to agree on the world’s first treaty to combat plastic pollution in what was meant to be the final round of UN talks. Delegates were seeking to complete a legally binding international agreement on ...

15 Aug 2025 at 10:21

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