INC-5 Busan Plastic March protesting plastic production. Image courtesy of Seunghyeok Choi on assignment for Break Free From Plastic and Uproot Plastics Coalition. The road to INC-5.2.

The fifth UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting intended to yield a legally binding global treaty in Busan, South Korea, was meant to be the final one.

The fifth and intended final meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea, concluded with negotiators unable to reach a deal on a new ...

The fifth United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting has come and gone without a legally binding global plastics treaty. Held in Busan, South Korea, from Nov. 25-Dec. 1, ...

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (UPI) --Delegates from more than 170 countries attempting to negotiate a treaty to curb global plastic pollution ended a weeklong meeting in Busan early Monday without an agreement ...

INC-5 in Busan . Global Plastic Treaty Talks Offer Final Hope to Protect Pacific Island Oceans By Albert ... Road to Busan for a Plastic-free Future By Jed Alegado.

BUSAN, Republic of Korea (1 December 2024) - Following a fierce ultimatum by over 80 countries at INC-5 that they will not accept a global plastic pollution treaty that excludes strong and ambitious ...

At the final round of plastic treaty negotiations, a production cap hangs in the balance Dozens of countries say the treaty will only “end plastic pollution” if it restricts production.

BUSAN, Republic of Korea (1 December 2024) - WWF commends the call from over 80 countries - and growing by the minute - to accept a global plastic pollution treaty only if it includes binding global ...

For the past two years, nations have been trying to craft a legally binding global treaty that will tackle plastic pollution. The fast-tracked negotiation process is due to end with this month’s ...

Another negotiating session — dubbed INC-5.2 after this week’s INC-5 — will be held in 2025, ... an EU delegate shared that “we are not leaving Busan discouraged.” ...