The global temperature is now estimated to be around 1.15C higher than between 1850 and 1900, according to a report from the UN s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
The Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC) held a panel discussion titled ‘Litigation to Enforcement: Mobilising the Rule of Law in
UK Government faces fresh accusations of backtracking on post-Brexit environment pledges
MPs and Lords, including former Shadow Environment Secretary Lord Clark, are urging the Government to prove that it won t export low-quality plastics to developing nations for recycling, arguing that policy loopholes currently exist.
The EU s directive banning plastic waste exports to non-OECD countries came into force earlier this month
The UK has exported around two-thirds of its plastic waste over the past ten years, according to campaign group A Plastic Planet. Much of this material will have been sent to non-OECD countries which often do not have the infrastructure to process it. As a result, plastic is regularly dumped or burned.