The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.

Amid Greenpeace’s action, at the multilateral meeting in Busan, oil-producing countries are holding back a deal to cut plastic production.

Plastic is ubiquitous. Globally, around 400 million tonnes of new plastic are produced each year. Without improvements to laws, plastic production might increase by nearly 70 per cent by 2040. A deal

Greenpeace activists board a tanker set to load plastic chemicals amid U.N. plastic talks:: Greenpeace:: Off coast of South Korea :::: Lisa Ramsden, Greenpeace USA“We're here today to urge world leaders who are negotiating the final draft of a new Global Plastics Treaty in Busan to seize this once in a generation opportunity and secure a strong global plastics treaty that will cut out of control plastic production.