UN Talks on Plastics Fall Short, End With No Global Treaty to Control Waste
Negotiations in South Korea for a global treaty on plastic waste stalemated over limits on plastic production and the elimination of harmful chemicals.
Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty, talks to resume next year
More than 100 countries want the treaty to limit production as well as tackle cleanup and recycling, which is essential to address chemicals of concern.
Plastics treaty fails to reach agreement, countries plan to try again
Faced with the possibility that the talks would collapse, negotiators decided to try to salvage them and schedule another, potentially last round, in 2025.
Disappointment after Plastic Treaty talks end without agreement
Countries negotiating a global treaty to address plastic pollution have failed to reach an agreement in Busan.
Divided over whether to stop making plastic, U.N. treaty talks collapse
Delegates from more than 170 countries huddled for a week of marathon negotiations but came up short on delivering a treaty.
Talks aimed at global plastics reduction treaty end without agreement
Oil-producing countries were reportedly the key obstacle to finding common ground at the gathering in South Korea.
'Never any consensus': UN plastics conference fails to yield treaty
Oil-rich nations like Saudi Arabia strongly oppose efforts to reduce plastic production and use procedural tactics to delay negotiations.
UN plastics treaty talks collapse as countries fail to agree targets on cutting production
Countries fail to agree on a target to cut plastic pollution and ban harmful chemicals as summit delayed to next year
Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Fail
A summit many hoped would yield a landmark treaty to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis ended in disappointment after oil- and gas-producing countries pushed back on limiting production
“Moral failure:” Plastic treaty talks collapse, posing a major setback in fight against pollution
Plastic pollution is choking the planet. From the bottom of the Mariana trench to the top of Mount Everest, there is little escaping the problem. Regardless, treaty negotiations to end plastic pollution collapsed on Sunday after the event in Busan,
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