The estimated annual social and environmental costs of plastic pollution range from $300 billion to $1.5 trillion.
A global treaty to cut plastic pollution could eliminate four-fifths of the world's plastic waste in less than two decades mainly through far more reuse, recycling and replaced materials, according to a U.N. report.
Doing so would pay off because the annual social and environmental costs of plastic pollution range from $300 billion to $1.5 trillion, the U.N. Environment Program reported on Tuesday.
The order would allow exploratory mining of the ocean floor that is overseen by an organization the U.S. hasn't joined.
The bleaching event began at the start of 2023 and continues today, affecting 82 nations, territories and economies.
Three days of talks in Rome ended with nations agreeing to support a $200 billion a year global plan to protect nature.
People living in drylands doubled to 2.3 billion, more than a quarter of the world population, in the past three decades.
Ministers urged creation of 'regional innovation ecosystems' that would include AI strategies and digital governance.
The Trump administration and its allies in Congress sparred with Democrats over America's spending and stature abroad.
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The head of the International Peace Institute praised the treaty negotiators for their 'amazing' critical problem-solving.
