Plastics News2h
Some agreements at treaty talks despite failure to complete deal
Disputes over production cuts and chemical toxicity were the public face of the last round of plastics treaty talks in Busan, ...
Chatham House4h
The failed Busan negotiations show good science and flexibility are needed to secure a plastics treaty
Plastics producers at the INC-5 talks resisted curbs on production that others insist are essential. But negotiators have ...
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 ...
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 ...
GlobalData on MSN1d
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 ...
'We should be outraged': Plastics treaty talks collapse as countries disagree on chemicals and money
The talks were about phasing out plastic production, improving waste management, design requirements for plastic products and ...
Eco-business2d
Global plastics treaty talks in Busan fail to reach agreement and adjourned due to ‘persisting divergence’
Negotiators aim to reconvene the talks next year. Observers say oil-producing nations led by Saudi Arabia and Russia had ...
Plastic treaty talks draw to a close with production limits still under debate
Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution are drawing to a close as nations continue debating whether part of that ...
Grist1d
Over 100 countries want an ambitious plastics treaty. Oil-producing nations are getting in the way.
What was supposed to be the final round of United Nations negotiations for a global plastics treaty ended without an ...
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 ...
What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks that have concluded in South Korea
Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution have concluded in Busan, South Korea without reaching an agreement.