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Stalemate in UN talks on global plastic pollution treaty: WWF calls for resolute action
20 Nov 2023
Stalemate in UN talks on global plastic pollution treaty: WWF calls for resolute action
Towards A Just Transition: Addressing Plastic Pollution From An African Perspective
10 Nov 2023
Towards A Just Transition: Addressing Plastic Pollution From An African Perspective
WWF REPORT: Who pays for plastic pollution?
07 Nov 2023
WWF REPORT: Who pays for plastic pollution?

The lifetime cost of plastic is 10 times higher for low-income countries than rich ones, according ...

A treaty for change - Uniting against plastic pollution
05 Jun 2023
A treaty for change - Uniting against plastic pollution

Society's excessive production and consumption of plastic have led to an accelerating pollution ...

WWFs call to urgently regulate high-risk plastic products
15 May 2023
WWFs call to urgently regulate high-risk plastic products

In anticipation of the upcoming UN plastic pollution treaty talks, WWF is urging governments to ...

Global survey shows 7 out of 10 support global rules to end plastic pollution
23 Nov 2022
Global survey shows 7 out of 10 support global rules to end plastic pollution

An IPSOS survey, comissioned by WWF and Plastic Free Foundation, has polled of over 20,000 people ...
PRESS RELEASES

WWF calls on countries to stand firm as delaying tactics drive global plastic pollution treaty talks into deadlock

Despite an overwhelming majority of countries ready to move forward on a robust and ambitious treaty, countries with deep petrochemical interests delayed progress throughout the week and blocked the final decision on how to advance work leading into the fourth round of UN talks for a global plastic pollution treaty.

Draft global plastics treaty shows promise - now countries must back ambitious measures, says WWF

WWF commends a comprehensive first draft, also called 'zero draft', of the global plastic pollution treaty that sets the stage for the upcoming treaty negotiations in November. 

UN Plastic Pollution Treaty ‘one step closer’ to being realised, as negotiators in Paris agree to start developing a draft treaty with global rules to curb plastic pollution

WWF welcomes 'tangible progress' as the vast majority of countries show support for an ambitious and impactful treaty with binding global rules.

WWF calls for a global ban on ‘harmful and unnecessary’ single-use plastic items ahead of key UN plastic pollution treaty talks

A series of new reports published today – commissioned by WWF and conducted by Eunomia –  identifies the most damaging plastic products polluting the environment and proposes global control measures needed to eliminate, reduce or safely manage and circulate these plastics. WWF is advocating for these measures to be included in the treaty text, set to be published in the lead-up to the next round of talks in December 2023.

Global survey sees seven out of 10 people supporting global rules to end plastic pollution

A global study surveying over 23 000 people from across 34 countries show that on average 70 percent support global rules and regulations to tackle plastic pollution. 

WWF calls on states to join newly-formed plastic coalition and end plastic pollution by 2040

WWF commends the move of 20 states to form The High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, which will work to ensure the world's first ever plastic pollution treaty includes global rules and regulations for the production, design and disposal of plastic , rather than a patchwork of national standards.

Global Businesses & NGOs Endorse a Common Vision for an Ambitious Global Plastics Treaty

85 organisations including major global businesses, financial institutions and NGOs have announced a common vision for an effective and ambitious Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution.

WWF commends UN Environment Assembly's watershed decision to start negotiations for a global plastics treaty

WWF welcomes the decision and urges the world’s governments to seize this powerful momentum for eliminating plastic pollution and act just as strongly and decisively in developing the full content of the treaty by 2024.