Plastic pollution talks: the key sticking points
Busan (South Korea) (AFP) - Nations gathered in Busan, South Korea have a week to agree the world's first treaty ...
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Tag: sustainability
Deep divisions on display at plastic pollution treaty talks
Busan (South Korea) (AFP) - A final round of talks on a treaty to curb plastic pollution opened on Monday, ...
‘Existential challenge’: plastic pollution treaty talks begin
Busan (South Korea) (AFP) - A final round of talks on a treaty to curb plastic pollution opened on Monday, ...
‘Crucial week’: make-or-break plastic pollution treaty talks begin
Busan (South Korea) (AFP) - A final round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution opens on Monday, ...
Climate finance’s ‘new era’ shows new political realities
Baku (AFP) - Rich countries' promise of $300 billion a year in climate finance brought fury at talks in Baku ...
Climate finance can be hard sell, says aide to banks and PMs
Baku (AFP) - Trillions of dollars are needed to make poorer nations more resilient to climate change, and studies have ...
Pompeii rejects ‘mass tourism’ with daily visitor limit
Pompeii (Italy) (AFP) - The world-famous Pompeii archaeological park introduced on Friday a daily limit of 20,000 visitors, the latest ...
Buy now, pay later: Latin America pressured by Chinese online shops
Santiago (AFP) - Isidora Olave opens a package containing a T-shirt, a skirt and a handful of glitter stickers shipped ...
Tech’s green wave hits choppy waters
Lisbon (AFP) - Tech entrepreneurs have spent years selling the dream that we can save the planet without changing our ...
Climate cash should also go to nuclear, says UN atomic chief
Baku (AFP) - The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Tuesday that atomic power should also be allowed ...
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