Opinion / #plastic
The treaty negotiations risk repeatedly stalling unless the decision-making process is overhauled, argues INC-5 observer Terese Teoh.
Sisa Kumbahan
How India helped scuttle the global plastics treaty
Restricting primary or virgin plastic production would constrain economic growth and industrialisation, India argued at the recent plastic treaty talks. But its opposition to production caps may turn out to be more damaging than beneficial.
The UN should hold a vote in Geneva if countries try to water down plastic pollution deal.
Sisa Kumbahan
Turning ocean preservation into an economic windfall
Thanks to a surge of innovation in circular economy technologies, ocean preservation is becoming an engine of industrial renewal and geopolitical resilience. But to unlock its full potential, those working in the blue economy need to change the narrative.
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20 June 2025
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Karbon & Cuaca
Finishing what the world started at the UN Ocean Conference
13 May 2025
Sisa Kumbahan
The true cost of ocean plastic pollution
27 January 2025
12 January 2025
Sisa Kumbahan
How microplastics are destroying soil and human health
26 December 2024
13 December 2024
Polisi & Kewangan
Companies are not ditching net zero – they are refining goals
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Sisa Kumbahan
Malaysia battles to avoid waste chokehold
3 May 2024
Sisa Kumbahan
Beating plastic pollution in three steps
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