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The “hard-fought” negotiations to develop a landmark United Nations treaty to end plastic pollution closed on Friday without agreement and have been extended again
BREAK FREE FROM PLASTIC

South Africa and other countries ignore waste reduction in climate plan

‘If plastic were a country, it would already be the fifth-largest emitter in the world’

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
The stage has been set for one of the most anticipated climate conferences to address global warming – and targets for the biggest emitters . (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
ADAPTATION FINANCE

Critical climate change talks raise the pressure for COP26

The stage has been set for one of the most anticipated climate conferences to address global warming – and targets for the biggest emitters

  • Tunicia Phillips
4 min read
CARBON EMISSIONS

US formally quits Paris agreement as election hangs in balance

Environmentalists say Trump’s announcement that he would withdraw from the Paris agreement three years ago made it easier for countries such Australia, Saudi Arabia and Brazil to…

  • Issam Ahmed
4 min read
We will get through this crisis together. Covid-19 can be defeated in Africa, and we can build back better. (Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg/Getty)
AFRICA

Africa can build back better after Covid-19

The continent’s interconnectedness is what will be its catalyst for recovery

  • Amina J Mohammed
7 min read