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A global plastic treaty will only work if it caps production, modelling shows

An international agreement to end plastic pollution is due to be sealed this year in Busan, South Korea. At the penultimate round of negotiations, held in Ottawa, Canada, Rwanda and Peru proposed a target to cut the weight of primary plastics produced worldwide by 40 per cent by 2040, compared with 2025.

A global plastic treaty will only work if it caps production, modelling shows

A global plastic treaty will only work if it caps production, modelling shows

A global plastic treaty will only work if it caps production, modelling shows

Plastic recycling is broken. Capitalism can fix it

The world needs a plan to fix its plastic problem. The United Nations has committed to delivering a legally binding Plastic Treaty by the end of 2024. This month, more than 175 governments will convene in Ottawa for the fourth and penultimate round of negotiations of the Plastic Treaty.

02 April 2024, 03:22 IST

Plastic recycling is broken. Capitalism can fix it

Plastic recycling is broken. Capitalism can fix it

Plastic recycling is broken. Capitalism can fix it

02 April 2024, 03:22 IST

Six killed in Canadian capital in rare case of mass murder

Six people, including four children, were killed in the Canadian capital Ottawa. Police quickly arrested a man and said the deaths did not appear to be linked to domestic or intimate partner violence.

08 March 2024, 03:06 IST

Six killed in Canadian capital in rare case of mass murder

Six killed in Canadian capital in rare case of mass murder

Six killed in Canadian capital in rare case of mass murder

08 March 2024, 03:06 IST

Rejected allegations of India's involvement in any act of violence in Canada: Govt

Muraleedharan said in Lok Sabha that the government has conveyed to Canada its 'concerns' over activities of anti-India elements in that country and requested Ottawa to take action against such elements besides denying space to them.

08 December 2023, 15:04 IST

Rejected allegations of India's involvement in any act of violence in Canada: Govt

Rejected allegations of India's involvement in any act of violence in Canada: Govt

Rejected allegations of India's involvement in any act of violence in Canada: Govt

08 December 2023, 15:04 IST

1985 Air India bombing suspect shot dead in Canada

Ripudaman Singh Malik, a one-time supporter of the Sikh separatist Khalistan movement who was in 2005 acquitted in the Air India mass murder plot

15 July 2022, 02:40 IST

1985 Air India bombing suspect shot dead in Canada: Report

1985 Air India bombing suspect shot dead in Canada: Report

1985 Air India bombing suspect shot dead in Canada

15 July 2022, 02:40 IST

Trudeau declares public emergency to quell protests

Police will now be able to seize trucks and other vehicles used in blockades

15 February 2022, 04:20 IST

Trudeau declares rare public emergency to quell protests

Trudeau declares rare public emergency to quell protests

Trudeau declares public emergency to quell protests

15 February 2022, 04:20 IST

Emergency in Ottawa as truckers protest jab mandate

Thousands of protesters took to the streets for the second week in a row, snarling traffic, disrupting business and residential neighborhoods

07 February 2022, 03:21 IST

Emergency in Canada's Ottawa as truckers protest Covid-19 jab mandate

Emergency in Canada's Ottawa as truckers protest Covid-19 jab mandate

Emergency in Ottawa as truckers protest jab mandate

07 February 2022, 03:21 IST