UN Plastic Treaty Talks Push for Breakthrough

Days before deadline, plastic treaty draft highlights disagreement
With just two days before negotiators are due to agree on the world's first deal to curb global plastic pollution, a new draft text released Friday showed deep differences remain."We are calling on countries to not accept the low level of ambition reflected in this draft,
UN plastic treaty talks push for breakthrough as deadline looms
Negotiators at the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb plastic pollution were striving on Friday to speed up sluggish proceedings and reach a deal by a Dec. 1 deadline.
At plastic treaty talks, no united front for industry
Is virgin plastic production vital or completely unsustainable? For the industry lobbyists at UN talks on plastic pollution, the answer is far from unanimous.
Waste pickers battle for recognition at plastic treaty talks
As diplomats negotiate behind closed doors in Busan on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, the waste pickers who are on the front lines of the problem are fighting for recognition.In 2022, a UN resolution recognised the contribution of waste pickers to the fight against plastic pollution,
Divisions on curbing plastic waste persist as UN treaty talks begin
By Valerie Volcovici and Joyce Lee BUSAN/BAKU (Reuters) -As delegates from 175 countries gathered in Busan, South Korea on Monday for the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb plastic pollution,
What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea
A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea.
Final UN plastic treaty talks reach halfway mark
Canadian negotiators at the United Nations plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea said Thursday they are working "around the clock" to finalize an agreement, though the process has been predictably difficult.
UN talks struggle for breakthrough on plastics treaty as deadline looms
The chairman of talks aiming for an international treaty to rein in pollution from plastics issued a document on Friday outlining measures that could furnish the basis of a pact, in an attempt to spur discussions as a Dec.
Outcome remains unclear as final UN plastic treaty talks reaches halfway mark
Canadian officials say negotiations on an international plastics treaty have been predictably difficult, with no indication yet on whether there will even be a treaty at all.
Negotiators get closer to agreeing on a plastic pollution treaty
Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution have inched closer to an agreement, with ...
Why is a global treaty on plastic pollution dividing the world?
Plastic pollutes oceans, food, your body. Yet nations are divided over a global treaty. Why all eyes are on talks for a ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Plastic Pollution Treaty
Activists from Greenpeace hold banners ahead of the opening ceremony of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental ...
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Leaders make push for plastic pollution treaty at talks in South Korea
Negotiators are gathering in Busan, South Korea, this week in a final push to forge a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution. “We must end plastic pollution before plastic ...