Ocean
Focusing on global ocean stewardship through fisheries management, marine conservation, and climate resilience
INC-5: ‘dark arts’, filibusters, and the final meeting that wasn’t
Plastic treaty stalls despite 100 nations pushing for deal, as lobbyists outnumber larger delegations and negotiations spill over into ‘INC-5.2’
The plastic problem
Could ocean plastic cleanups be doing more harm than good?
Critics say removing ocean plastic can be expensive, harmful to animals and detract from efforts to stop waste at source
Plastics treaty’s penultimate talks: Five takeaways
After INC-4, only one meeting is left to agree a global treaty to limit plastics pollution. With festering disagreements surrounding a cap on plastic production, success is far from assured.
Thawing ice worsens Arctic plastic pollution
More fishing boats are coming to northern waters as sea ice retreats, bringing pollution with them
How plastic is fuelling a hidden climate crisis in Southeast Asia
From production to disposal, plastic emits a lot of greenhouse gas, and may even be interfering with the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon
