Why is a global treaty on plastic pollution dividing the world?
Plastic pollutes oceans, food, your body. Yet nations are divided over a global treaty. Why all eyes are on talks for a U.N.-led accord to cut plastic waste.
Curbing plastic pollution: The EU’s commitment to a global plastics treaty
The EU’s push for a global plastics treaty is a crucial step toward mitigating the environmental and health risks of plastic pollution. The treaty hopes to create a more sustainable and circular global plastics economy by making concrete commitments to reduce plastic production, eliminate harmful chemicals, and ensure financial accountability.
Plastic pollution talks must speed up, chair warns
Negotiators must move "significantly" faster to agree on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution, the diplomat chairing the talks warned Wednesday, as countries lined up to express frustration about the limited progress.
What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea
A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea.
The World Seeks an End to Plastic Pollution at Talks in South Korea
Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Plastic Pollution Treaty
Activists from Greenpeace hold banners ahead of the opening ceremony of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in Busan, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (Kang Sun-bae/Yonhap via AP) This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.
Divisions on curbing plastic waste persist as UN treaty talks begin
As delegates from 175 countries gathered in Busan, South Korea on Monday for the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb plastic pollution, lingering divisions cast doubts on whether a final agreement was in sight.
Countries remain divided as fifth UN plastics treaty talks begin
As delegates from 175 countries gathered in Busan, South Korea, on Monday for the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb plastic pollution, lingering divisions cast doubts on whether a final agreement is in sight.
U.N. Plastic Pollution Talks Underway in Busan, South Korea - TaiwanPlus News
Delegates have arrived in Busan, South Korea, to find a way to address plastic pollution. The U.N. summit is aiming to negotiate a legally binding global treaty to reduce global plastic waste.
Crucial U.N. plastics treaty talks begin in S. Korea
Delegates from 175 nations gathered in South Korea's second largest city of Busan on Monday with the aim of securing a deal to curb plastic, but a discord over setting regulatory standards lingers. The fifth round of international negotiations for a binding plastic regulation agreement kicked
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What will it take to solve our planet's plastic pollution crisis?
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Nations Convene In Busan To Tackle Plastic Pollution. Will They Reach Consensus?
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Daily on Energy: States sue Blackrock, awaiting Biden’s LNG report, UN plastic pollution treaty talk
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Global effort to end plastic pollution faces final hurdle
Negotiators gathered in South Korea to debate whether to cap the amount of plastic companies can make or to ban certain ...
Can U.S. and other countries reach a deal on curbing plastic pollution?
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Plastic pollution causing a sea of trouble
By 2050, the world is expected to generate more than enough plastic pollution to cover the entire island of Manhattan with a ...
France leads charge in UN talks to tackle global plastic pollution crisis
A final week-long round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea, with deep differences ...