Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution have concluded in Busan, South Korea without reaching an agreement.

The UN environment chief insisted Monday that talks on a landmark plastic pollution treaty were not a failure, saying ...

Over 100 nations wanted to cap production while a handful of oil producers were prepared only to target plastic waste.

Negotiators failed to reach an agreement on a legally binding global treaty to combat plastic pollution by the Sunday ...

Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution for a week in South Korea won't reach an agreement and plan to resume the talks next year.

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

Delegates from more than 170 countries attempting to negotiate a treaty to curb global plastic pollution ended a weeklong ...

"I can't entertain that it fails," said Inger Andersen, evoking the "massive plastic crisis". "No one wants to find plastic in the placenta or in the blood of the unborn baby." The negotiations ...

Countries told they can't afford to miss the opportunity to tackle plastic pollution next year - but can they resolve a sharp ...

The U.S. is among 175 nations haggling over a treaty to reduce the vast quantity of plastic pollution that ends up in our ...

U.N. Environment Program Executive Director Inger Andersen told negotiators in Busan the treaty must tackle this problem. “Are there specific plastic items that we can live without, those that so ...

The meeting ends late Sunday or early Monday. U.N. Environment Program Executive Director Inger Andersen said there’s still enough time to land an agreement, “if we work hard.” ...