The estimated annual social and environmental costs of plastic pollution range from US$300 billion to $US1.5 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 US$300 billion to $US1.5 trillion, the U.N. Environment Program reported on Tuesday.
A new U.N. report shows how prioritizing debt over services like health care and education plagues the developing world.
Just 22.3% of all the e-waste - any product that has a plug or battery - was properly collected and recycled in 2022.
Europe dominates the top rankings as development in half of the world’s poorest nations falls below pre-pandemic levels.
From fishing subsidies to agricultural reforms, the World Trade Organization failed to reach common ground.
The humanitarian nightmare and attacks on civilians in Gaza dominated the U.N. Security Council's quarterly open debate.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
A new U.N. report shows how prioritizing debt over services like health care and education plagues the developing world.
