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 another chance early next year.
White House: U.S. will redouble plastics-pollution effort after deal failure at Busan
The White House said Tuesday it is disappointing that negotiators could not strike a legally binding deal to address plastic pollution during a high-profile summit in South Korea.
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.
'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 funding the global transition away from plastic. View on euronews
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 agreement on Sunday, as delegates failed to reconcile opposing views on whether to impose a cap on plastic production.
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 frustrated attempts to forge a legally binding deal, while UNEP describes global commitment to ending plastic plastic pollution as “clear and undeniable”.
Plastics pollution treaty talks hit impasse on if rules should be binding
There is an impasse over whether the treaty should reduce the total plastic on Earth and put global, legally binding controls on toxic chemicals used to make plastics.
UN plastics treaty talks collapse as countries fail to agree targets on cutting production
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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.
'Plastics Are Poison': Negotiator at U.N. Plastic Pollution Talks in Busan - TaiwanPlus News
Negotiators at a U.N. plastic pollution summit in Busan, South Korea are pushing for a legally binding treaty that would set global plastic production reduction targets.
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
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Plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea conclude; local delegates return home
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UN Talks on Plastics Fall Short, End With No Global Treaty to Control Waste
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Plastics pollution: Talks collapse after oil producers resist limits
International talks to cut plastic pollution collapsed in the early hours of 2 December in what critics are billing as ...