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Nations gather in push to finalise UN Plastics Treaty
Manage episode 498298797 series 2902253
Representatives from 170 countries are gathering in Geneva, Switzerland, today in the hopes of finalising a global treaty limiting plastic pollution.
December talks in South Korea collapsed after a small number of fossil fuel producing nations blocked attempts by 100 countries to introduce a legally binding treaty that limits plastics production.
Ahead of this week's summit, health experts have urged the United Nations to take a stronger stance against plastic pollution, which they describe as a "grave, growing and under-recognised danger to human health".
- Guest: Dr Nicholas Chartres, Senior Research Fellow in the University of Sydney School of Pharmacy
- Producer: Brooke Young
389 episodes
Manage episode 498298797 series 2902253
Representatives from 170 countries are gathering in Geneva, Switzerland, today in the hopes of finalising a global treaty limiting plastic pollution.
December talks in South Korea collapsed after a small number of fossil fuel producing nations blocked attempts by 100 countries to introduce a legally binding treaty that limits plastics production.
Ahead of this week's summit, health experts have urged the United Nations to take a stronger stance against plastic pollution, which they describe as a "grave, growing and under-recognised danger to human health".
- Guest: Dr Nicholas Chartres, Senior Research Fellow in the University of Sydney School of Pharmacy
- Producer: Brooke Young
389 episodes
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