4:53 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Shift to a more sustainable future
World pledges to protect polluted, degraded planet as it adopts blueprint for more sustainable future
At a meeting of the world’s top environmental body, ministers lay groundwork for a new model of development to protect planet’s degraded resourcesMinisters agree to tackle environmental crisis through innovation and sustainable consumption and productionDelegates commit to ...
2:50 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Decisions on plastic waste
Governments agree landmark decisions to protect people and planet from hazardous chemicals and waste, including plastic waste
Decisions on plastic waste have been reached today in Geneva, as approximately 180 governments adopted a raft of decisions aimed at protecting human health and the environment from the harmful effects of hazardous chemicals and waste.
1:25 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Deposit Return Scheme
Scotland - Ambitious scheme design takes shape
Scotland’s new Deposit Return Scheme will include aluminium and steel cans as well as drinks containers made of glass and Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic with a 20p deposit as part of plans to combat climate change.