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Thailand and Malaysia face losing direct access to EU metal waste as Brussels seeks to retain more recyclable material at home.
COP31 president-designate Murat Kurum says reducing methane, rethinking waste and protecting seas are as important as the pledge to transition away from fossil fuels. But the approach faces a harder question of whether domestic action can deliver the clean energy shift that climate diplomacy has promised.
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Carbon crossroads: Can Indonesia cut plastic waste and grow its petrochemical industry?
Reducing plastics dependence may be a better way to ensure supply and meet environmental and climate commitments.
Bangladesh’s shipbreaking industry faces a pivotal treaty dispute. The country’s interim government last year decided that both Basel Convention and the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) will apply simultaneously to the local shipbreaking operations.
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