One way a plastics treaty could help the Global South: Fund waste management

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By Saqib RahimJul 19, 2024, 4:30 am95 pts
If all goes according to plan, by the end of the year, some 170 countries will finalize the world’s first legally binding treaty to curtail plastic pollution. Its success will depend in no small part on money: creating a funding pipeline so that signatories, especially in the Global South, can execute the…

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