pollution

Can countries agree to “end the global plastic pollution crisis”? Blogging Sole

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Delegates from 175 countries gathered this week in Busan, South Korea, to try to negotiate a legally binding treaty to combat global plastic pollution. This gathering marks the fifth and final phase of the multi-year negotiations of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5), with a decision expected on a treaty at … Read more

Worsening ‘severe plus’ air pollution in India requires even more drastic safety measures Blogging Sole

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New Delhi — Authorities in India’s sprawling capital imposed even stricter emergency measures Monday in a bid to prevent disease as thick smog blanketed New Delhi. Air pollution was even worse, and considerably greater, than last weekwhen the annual smog first descended. Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) – a measure of the severity of air … Read more