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The UK must take note, writes Tom Greatrex, CEO of the Nuclear Industry Association.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/time-running-treaty-end-plastic-pollution-heres-matters"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_80,w_480,h_240,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/file-20241118-17-d6p0hl_miij2o.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_80,w_350,h_175,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/file-20241118-17-d6p0hl_miij2o.jpg 350w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_80,w_480,h_240,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/file-20241118-17-d6p0hl_miij2o.jpg 480w" class="lazyload" alt="Time is running out for a treaty to end plastic pollution – here’s why it matters"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-22T08:00" title="22 November 2024 at 08:00">22 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"><a href="/news/environment.htm">Environment</a></span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/members/profile/plasticpolicyportsmouth">Revolution Plastics Institute</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Revolution Plastics Institute', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/time-running-treaty-end-plastic-pollution-heres-matters">Time is running out for a treaty to end plastic pollution – here’s why it matters</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/time-running-treaty-end-plastic-pollution-heres-matters">On March 2 2022, delegates to the UN environment assembly adopted an ambitious <a href="https://wedocs.unep.org/xmlui/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/39764/END%20PLASTIC%20POLLUTION%20-%20TOWARDS%20AN%20INTERNATIONAL%20LEGALLY%20BINDING%20INSTRUMENT%20-%20English.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y">resolution</a> to develop the text of a new treaty by the end of 2024 to end plastic pollution. 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