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Advocates Say Plastics Treaty Draft Falls Far Short as Talks Near Deadline
The current text excludes key demands, including a binding limit on plastic production and a ban on dangerous additives.
As countries meet to agree a landmark plastics treaty, is recycling or producing less the answer?
Even if 50 per cent more plastic was recycled there would still be a pollution problem, a French minister said this week.
Plastics Treaty Negotiators Meet in Busan in Hopes of Reaching Compromise
Attendees hope to settle basic questions about a global agreement on plastic pollution.
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Plastics treaty talks clash over production limits, slow progress
Negotiations for a global plastics treaty hit a boiling point on Nov. 27, as countries accused each other of bad faith and ...
'Giant eye’ watches over plastics talks in Busan
A massive flag depicting a human eye was unveiled near the venue of an international negotiation forum on plastics, which ...
Society Watch: Fight over phase-out of harmful plastics biggest stumbling block in plastics treaty talks
This week, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) is meeting in Busan, South Korea for the fifth and final round ...
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Global Push in Busan: Nations Unite to Combat Plastic Pollution Crisis
In Busan, negotiators attempt to create a treaty addressing plastic pollution. The UN emphasizes the urgency, as nations and ...
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Fossil fuel lobby secures “record” access to crunch talks on new plastics pact
Representatives of ExxonMobil, Dow, BASF and Sabic are among the fossil fuel firms doing lobby at the plastics negotiations ...