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Plastic credits: A ‘false solution’ or the answer to global plastic waste?

As UN meets to negotiate an international treaty to curb plastic pollution, many favour carbon credit-like offsetting.

Al Jazeera

Microplastics are everywhere, even in human testicles. So will the patriarchy finally step in?

It’s not the sisterhood busting your balls, fellas – it’s the fossil fuel interests making money from the tonnes of synthetic garbage spewed on to the planet every day

The Guardian - AU

Delegates from 100 countries meet for last-chance talks to reduce plastic pollution

Delegates from 176 UN member states, NGOs, scientists and industrialists are meeting in Geneva until 14 August to negotiate an international treaty to reduce plastic pollution.

Euronews

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Why Are Blue Whales Going Silent? Scientists Reveal The Heartbreaking Reason

Scientists warn that noise pollution is silencing blue whales, disrupting their communication and threatening the survival of the world's largest animal.

International Business Times UK

Glasgow's LEZ has led to improved air quality, report finds

Air quality in Glasgow City centre has improved significantly since the Low Emission Zone was enforced, according to the latest monitoring report.

The National (Scotland)

All 29 air monitoring stations of Haryana’s pollution control board are defunct

All 29 air quality monitoring stations of the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) are currently closed.

Newslaundry

Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn

More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognised

The Guardian - UK

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Sleepy birds, quiet dawns: how noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong

We’ve all had a bad night’s sleep, with a snoring partner, a crying baby or neighbours having too much fun. Sleep disturbances are common and have unpleasant consequences the day after, including feeling unmotivated and struggling to communicate.

The Conversation

The Guardian view on plastic pollution: global action is desperately needed to deal with this scourge

Editorial: Delegates at UN treaty talks must not allow negotiations to be derailed again by fossil fuel interests

The Guardian - UK

Ofwat chief David Black to step down with regulator set to be abolished

Mr Black, who took over as Ofwat's boss in 2021, decided the time is right for him to pursue new opportunities

The Independent UK

Nations meet in Geneva for final push on treaty to curb world’s spiralling plastic pollution crisis

With plastic production projected to triple by 2060, pressure is mounting to secure a binding agreement that tackles the crisis at its source.

Euronews

UN Starts New Bid To Forge Plastics Treaty Amid 'Global Crisis'

Nations must resolve the global plastics crisis, the head of UN talks told negotiators from 180 countries gathered in Geneva on Tuesday to forge a landmark treaty on eliminating the life-threatening waste.

International Business Times

These students cut air pollution near their schools – by taking aim at their parents’ idling cars

At the start and end of every school day, many Australian children head to the carpark or street to get picked up. While they’re waiting, they will be breathing in a mix of toxic gases and particle pollution.

The Conversation

Global plastic treaty talks open in Geneva amid urgent calls for action

Delegates from around the world are gathering in Geneva for a critical round of negotiations aimed at securing the first global treaty to curb the mounting plastic pollution crisis.

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The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: What fraught talks to reach a ‘Paris agreement for plastic pollution’ could bring

In today’s newsletter: Inside a critical summit of 179 countries at the UN in Geneva to secure a treaty that will combat plastic pollution

The Guardian - UK

UN plastic pollution talks must result in ambitious treaty, leading expert says

Professor Richard Thompson, a marine litter expert, says delegates must act decisively to ‘look next generation in the eye’

International Business Times

Decision Time As Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Begin

Countries were to start the clock Tuesday on 10 days of talks aimed at hammering out a landmark global treaty on combating the scourge of plastic pollution.

The Independent UK

Nations will try again on plan to confront world's 'spiraling' plastic pollution mess

Nations gather in Geneva Tuesday for what many hope will be the final meeting to craft a landmark treaty to end the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet

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The Independent UK

‘Grave, growing, and underrecognized danger:’ New report sheds light on plastic pollution

The plastic pollution crisis is costing the U.S. some $1.5 trillion in health-related costs every year – and the threat is only expected to grow

Capital & Main

The Oil Wells Near the Denver Suburbs Worried Her. The Health Risk Alarmed Her Even More.

Recently retired Colorado scientist Lisa McKenzie chased the link between fracking and adverse birth outcomes, cancer and cardiovascular disease.

International Business Times

A 'Thinker' Drowns In Plastic Garbage As UN Treaty Talks Open

A replica of Auguste Rodin's famous sculpture "The Thinker" outside the United Nations headquarters was being slowly submerged in plastic rubbish Monday as countries gathered in a bid to finalise a global treaty on plastic pollution.

The Guardian - UK

World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns

Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet

Ideal Home

Swapping your tarmac driveway for this smart paving solution can reduce your risk of flooding

This unusual grass paving for driveways can not only prevent flooding but also offer an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional tarmac

Euronews

Global plastics treaty talks resume in Geneva: Is this the ‘world’s last chance’ to act?

Campaigners say that industry lobbyists must be banned from the talks to secure a meaningful outcome.

Evening Standard

Countries under pressure to finalise UN plastic pollution treaty as talks resume

Countries are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, where they will hope to break a deadlock in talks for a legally binding agreement on plastics.

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