What happened to effectiveness evaluation and science-based assessment in the plastic treaty negotiations? UNEA Resolution 5/14 established the mandate for a legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution, grounded in a comprehensive approach based on the full lifecycle of plastic. It also explicitly called for periodic assessment of the “effectiveness of the instrument in achieving […]
Closing the Gap on Super Pollutants sets out urgent priorities for UK climate policy, showing how cutting methane, F‑gases and nitrous oxide can deliver rapid climate and health benefits.
What happened to reporting of statistical data in the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations? To recall, UNEA Resolution 5/14 references promoting sustainable production and consumption of plastics, addressing the full lifecycle of plastic and reducing plastic pollution. The mandate also requests periodic assessments of implementation and effectiveness and scientific assessments of plastic pollution. This will require […]
Single‑use plastic packaging is a leading cause of marine pollution. Explore the impacts and the global action needed to reduce plastic waste.
This briefing sets out how a coordinated Methane Abatement Framework can accelerate methane reductions in the global fossil fuel sector.
This briefing analyses what is driving the use of methane credits and the issues that accompany them. It explores the structural weaknesses inherited from carbon markets, the added challenges specific to methane, and examples from real-world projects that reveal how these systems function in practice.