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What Can the World’s Top Court Do About Climate Change?

2 December 2024 at 05:02
The International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest judicial body, is beginning landmark hearings on global warming. Here’s a guide.

Β© Cesar Rodriguez for The New York Times

Mexico’s Valle de Bravo reservoir this year. The court has been asked what obligations governments have to protect the world’s climate system.

Saudi Arabia Leads Pushback Against Global Plastic Treaty

30 November 2024 at 16:34
Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution.

Β© Fayez Nureldine/Agence France-Presse β€” Getty Images

An oil processing plant in Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter.

Nations Fail to Reach an Agreement on Plastic Pollution

1 December 2024 at 12:30
Talks on the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic pollution will continue in coming months, delegates said.

Β© Legnan Koula/EPA, via Shutterstock

The world produces nearly a half-billion tons of plastic each year, more than twice the amount produced two decades ago.

World Seeks an End to Plastic Pollution at Talks in South Korea

24 November 2024 at 20:23
Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement.

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Volunteers collecting plastic waste in Manila last year. Nations around the world produce nearly half a billion tons of plastic each year, more than double the amount from two decades ago.

E.P.A. Proposes Limits on Nitrogen Oxides

22 November 2024 at 17:23
Nitrogen oxides, a group of gases from the burning of fossil fuels, is linked to a range of health effects.

Β© Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette, via Associated Press

Northwestern Energy’s Laurel Generating Station, a natural gas-fired power plant near Laurel, Mont.

Nations Fail to Reach an Agreement on Plastic Pollution

1 December 2024 at 12:30
Talks on the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic pollution will continue in coming months, delegates said.

Β© Legnan Koula/EPA, via Shutterstock

The world produces nearly a half-billion tons of plastic each year, more than twice the amount produced two decades ago.

Saudi Arabia Leads Pushback Against Global Plastic Treaty

30 November 2024 at 16:34
Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution.

Β© Fayez Nureldine/Agence France-Presse β€” Getty Images

An oil processing plant in Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter.
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