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Plastic and other pollution along the Hennops River. Photo by Delwyn Verasamy
IPSOS

South Africans agree with global consensus that single-use plastics should be banned

Nearly nine in 10 local survey participants believe global rules require a ban on unnecessary single-use plastic products most likely to become pollution

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
KENYA

Nations negotiate terms of plastics treaty in Nairobi

While there is broad consensus a treaty is needed, there are very different opinions about what should be in it

  • Nick Perry
3 min read
Delegates react during the closing plennary session at the Fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5) after the United Nations agreed to start negotiating a world-first global treaty on plastic pollution in what has been hailed as a watershed moment for the planet at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi on March 02, 2022. – Nearly 200 nations at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi unanimously agreed to create an intergovernmental committee to negotiate and finalise a legally binding plastics treaty by 2024. (Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images)
CLIMATE CRISIS

A triumph for the planet over plastic pollution

World leaders unanimously agreed to develop a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution by the end of 2024

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read