#plasticpollution

AFP/APP Busan, South Korea:Dozens of countries warned Sunday that a handful of nations were obstructing efforts in South Korea to reach an ambitious landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution. With hours until negotiations are…

AFP/APP Busan, South Korea: The final round of negotiations on a treaty to combat plastic pollution began Monday in Busan, marked by sharp disagreements among nations just hours after contentious climate talks concluded in Baku. Luis…

News Desk Mirpur: Leading environmental experts, Dr Abdul Rasheed, Patron Chief of the UK-based World Environment Organization (Work Against Single Use Of Plastic, WASUP), and Lubana Majid, Ambassador of the Azad Jammu Kashmir Chapter of…

AFP/APP New York: During the week when world leaders gathered for high-level talks at the UN in New York, nearly 100,000 water bottles' worth of microplastics were detected in the city's air, highlighting the known and unknown risks to…

News Desk Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has banned the use of disposable plastic water bottles in all government offices, beginning with the CM House, in a major step towards environmental sustainability. This…

News Desk  Islamabad: "We must declare a war on plastic waste and take immediate action to reduce its use to safeguard our environment," Dr Zaigham Abbas, Director of the Laboratory and National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) at…

News Desk  Islamabad: Romina Khurshid Alam, the Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, stated on Thursday that her ministry is taking significant steps to combat plastic pollution and is collaborating with provincial…

APP Rawalpindi:The administration on the directives of the Punjab government would enforce a complete ban on plastic bags from June 5.  According to a Commissioner Office spokesman, Commissioner Rawalpindi Division, Engineer Aamir…

News Desk  Islamabad: Speakers at an event on Tuesday highlighted the vital importance of implementing a unified global strategy to tackle the problem of plastic waste.  They stressed the significance of not only addressing the…

AFP/APP Dakar: The deadly heatwave that hit Africa's Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without human-induced climate change, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group published Thursday. The…