Uruguay - Arete News

Midway through the final Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, campaigners says nations are not on track to deliver a treaty that will protect people and nature.

Energy & Environment

U.N. plastic treaty talks face deep divisions as deadline nears

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Ecuadoran diplomat Luis Vayas Valdivieso, who chairs the proceedings, said 'progress made has not been sufficient.'

Lightning strikes featured in WMO's 2025 calendar competition.

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New megaflash lightning record exceeds distance of pilgrimage route

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The new record for longest lightning flash is 829 kilometers (515 miles), which would take at least 90 minutes in a plane.

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New global science panel set for chemicals, waste, and pollution

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UNEP says it began work in 2022 to create a panel that could fill a major gap in the global environmental architecture.

A sign at Taos Ski Valley warns skiers of the low snow coverage.

Climate & Health

Scattered climate follow-through as more scientists offer grim updates

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Record heat and rightward political shifts toward nationalist self-interest undermine efforts to cut fossil fuel dependence.

Energy & Environment

Nations head into final round of global talks to curb plastic pollution

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Negotiators are meeting in Busan, South Korea to conclude the world's first legally binding plastic waste treaty.

Energy & Environment

Global water supplies stressed as rivers dry at highest rate in 30 years

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The U.N. weather agency calls for urgent action to protect water supplies, the ‘canary in the coalmine of climate change.'

A protest exhibit outside the U.N. plastic treaty talks in Ottawa

Energy & Environment

Nations disagree over cuts in production on road to plastics treaty

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Environmentalists said they were disappointed the treaty talks did not address plastic production measures.

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Plastic pollution treaty targets production or waste management

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This is the third round of talks to develop an international legally binding deal that includes plastic waste in the ocean.

Work, Education, Culture & Sports

2030 World Cup to be hosted in Europe, Africa and South America

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Football's governing body will mark the 100th anniversary of the World Cup in Uruguay, where the first was held in 1930.

Energy & Environment

Paris summit approves drafting global plastic pollution treaty

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The summit ended with support for creating a "zero draft" treaty ahead of the next negotiations at Nairobi in November.

Energy & Environment

Talks open on plastics treaty to defuse environmental 'time bomb'

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About 69% of all the plastics produced, mainly through fossil fuel burning, are used just once or twice before they are thrown away. About 22% is mismanaged. Just 9% is recycled.

A U.S. protest in Washington by the White House

Human Rights

U.N. experts condemn U.S. crackdowns

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U.N. human rights experts called on U.S. authorities to end the use of violence towards demonstrators protesting systemic racism and police brutality.