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

For almost two years, countries have been trying to negotiate a United Nations treaty to rein in plastic pollution. The talks were supposed to end with an agreement, but that didn't happen.

Although the latest talks have ended without a final agreement, countries have pledged to continue talking — and that is no ...

Oil-rich nations like Saudi Arabia strongly oppose efforts to reduce plastic production and use procedural tactics to delay ...

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

Delegates from more than 170 countries huddled for a week of marathon negotiations but came up short on delivering a treaty.

Delegates attending the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea leave the ...

A global U.N. summit on plastics ended in Busan, South Korea, early this morning without a much-anticipated treaty after ...

Negotiations in South Korea for a global treaty on plastic waste stalemated over limits on plastic production and the ...

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

It was a disappointing conclusion to a summit that many hoped would yield a landmark treaty to tackle a worsening global ...

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