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Dec 21, 2023 · This aim of zeroing out plastic pollution by 2040 is to the plastic crisis as ambitious as what the 2ºC Paris Agreement goal has been to the climate crisis. One critical and nagging issue in the scientific community has been how to end plastic pollution in less than two decades – given the complexity and enormity of the problem, both at global and national levels.
Jan 19, 2022 · This means the pernicious effects of all this plastic pollution on the marine environment are particularly concerning. A plastic-choked and warming ocean will create a negative feedback loop where plant and animal life suffer, less carbon dioxide is absorbed and our ability to rein in climate change is further hampered.
Dec 13, 2021 · Learn how these innovators are tackling plastic pollution with creative solutions, from refill stations to compostable nappies. The Global Plastic Innovation Network supports them to scale their impact and address the global crisis.
Feb 21, 2022 · Ocean plastic pollution is set to grow fourfold by 2050, says a new report. And there may be 50 times more microplastics in the sea by 2100. Plastic pollution is pushing some species to the brink of extinction. But technological innovation and combined global action can help avert disaster.
Dec 8, 2023 · While plastic has become a vital part of modern life, plastic pollution is a threat to the planet and our health. These innovations are helping to recycle more plastic, reduce microplastics in water and cut emissions. Building a circular economy to reduce plastic waste is a key focus of the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action ...
Jun 15, 2023 · Cutting plastic pollution by 80% by 2040 is possible, according to the United Nations. The first step is eliminating plastics where possible to reduce the size of the problem. The World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership translates commitments to reduce plastic pollution and waste into concrete action.
Jun 8, 2018 · More than 50 nations – from the Galapagos Islands to India and from Rwanda to China – are taking action to reduce plastic pollution. The UN has compiled a list of what each of these countries is doing – and the success they are having – in a new report called Single-use Plastics: A Roadmap for Sustainability .
Feb 28, 2022 · The scale of plastic pollution is evidently huge, with the impacts extending to negative economic, social and health effects. That is why calls have been mounting for a legally binding international treaty to ensure a coordinated global response from governments, businesses and civil society to tackle its problems.
May 28, 2020 · In 2013, Melati and Isabel Wijsen, then aged just 10 and 12, founded Bye Bye Plastic Bags – an NGO with a mission to fight the island’s plastic pollution problem. Today, Bye Bye Plastic Bags is a global movement, with 50 teams around the world educating tens of thousands of schoolchildren about the problems of plastic waste.
Mar 26, 2021 · Tackling the challenge of plastic pollution in Indonesia, like many other places in the world, is going to require a collaborative effort from the public, private and civil society sectors. It will also require new ways of problem-solving, innovative solutions, and digital tools as well as cultivating a supportive innovation ecosystem for those solutions to thrive.
