Disputes over production cuts and chemical toxicity were the public face of the last round of plastics treaty talks in Busan, ...

Countries negotiating a global treaty to address plastic pollution have failed to reach an agreement in Busan.

The failure of recent global talks in Busan, South Korea, to produce a landmark treaty to combat plastic pollution, has ...

The fifth round of negotiations on a landmark UN plastics treaty, has ended without an agreement, marking a major setback in ...

The majority of countries appeared keen to strike a robust deal and build a legal framework to address plastic pollution.

Analysis: Deep divisions, obstructions by fossil fuel-producing countries and the missing voices of campaigners and experts ...

Oil-producing countries were reportedly the key obstacle to finding common ground at the gathering in South Korea.

The negotiations in Busan, South Korea, were supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding ...

It was meant to be the breakthrough moment in the global fight against plastic pollution. But after a roller coaster of a ...

What was supposed to be the final round of United Nations negotiations for a global plastics treaty ended without an ...

Lobbyists and influence peddlers for plastic makers were the largest single delegation at the negotiations, according to an ...

Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution for a week in South Korea won't reach an ...