Plastic

A new paper led by Earth Commission researchers proposes a framework for setting safe and just boundaries for chemicals and materials. Its authors outline a new approach to assess safe and just boundaries and chart transformation pathways toward safer production, use and disposal.

A new UN panel on chemical waste and pollution faces an uncertain future after failing to agree on next steps at its first meeting. Commissioner Miriam Diamond argues how this highlights the urgency of advancing Safe and Just Boundaries.

Despite growing evidence of harm, negotiations for a plastics treaty collapsed this month. Earth Commissioner Miriam Diamond reflects on what this means for ecosystems, human health, and the fight to curb plastic pollution.