EU agrees big cuts to single-use plastics despite stalling tactics by industry
After months of negotiations, the European Union has agreed new legislation to slash single-use plastics.
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After months of negotiations, the European Union has agreed new legislation to slash single-use plastics.
Negotiators have this week reached agreement on a wide-ranging revision to the Port Reception Facilities (PRF) Directive, the primary European Union (EU) legislation governing waste management of ships and at ports.
The European Commission is due to release a road map and consultation on plans to combat deforestation and forest degradation ahead of announcing the detailed actions it plans to take in mid-2019.
The 30th Meeting of the Parties (MoP30) to the Montreal Protocol closed in Ecuador, with a decision on immediate next steps to understand and address CFC-11 emissions. We commend the sense of urgency and commitment expressed by the Parties in taking immediate action to respond to the unexpected emissions of CFC-11
Following our shocking evidence that unexplained emissions of the ozone-destroying chemical CFC-11 in the atmosphere were the result of its illegal production and use in China, on the eve of the 30th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Ecuador we have released new data on China’s illegal CFC-11 crisis
An overwhelming majority in the European Parliament voted to strengthen the European Commission’s plan to cut pollution from single-use plastics. The Parliament voted to ban some of the most problematic throwaway products, and to ensure producers are held accountable for the costs of single-use plastic pollution