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Nations Fail to Reach an Agreement on Plastic Pollution

1 December 2024 at 12:30
Talks on the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic pollution will continue in coming months, delegates said.

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The world produces nearly a half-billion tons of plastic each year, more than twice the amount produced two decades ago.

Saudi Arabia Leads Pushback Against Global Plastic Treaty

30 November 2024 at 16:34
Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution.

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An oil processing plant in Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter.

Are All These U.N. Climate Talks Doing Any Good?

26 November 2024 at 12:26
What the U.N. negotiations, known as COP, can (and can’t) do to combat climate change.

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Mukhtar Babayev, an Azerbaijani official and president of the COP29 summit, led the room in applause at the close of negotiations on Sunday.

An Indigenous Woman Helps Her People Address Climate Change

26 November 2024 at 05:02
Having grown up in Chad, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim has taken on the cause of negotiating for her community at the international level.

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In October, flooding in N’Djamena, the Chad capital. Climate change was believed to have contributed to torrential downpours.

Iran Accelerates Production of Near-Bomb-Grade Uranium, IAEA Says

6 December 2024 at 21:53
The United Nations chief inspector says production has quadrupled. But it is not clear whether Iran is trying to touch off a crisis or gather bargaining chips for negotiations with the United States.

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Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, with Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, in Tehran last month.

Iran Accelerates Production of Near-Bomb-Grade Uranium, IAEA Says

6 December 2024 at 21:53
The United Nations chief inspector says production has quadrupled. But it is not clear whether Iran is trying to touch off a crisis or gather bargaining chips for negotiations with the United States.

Β© Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA, via Shutterstock

Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, with Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, in Tehran last month.
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