Negotiations on a plastic pollution accord are drawing to a close Sunday, as nations continue debating whether to tackle the ...
Dozens of countries warned Sunday that a handful of nations were obstructing efforts in South Korea to reach an ambitious ...
By Joyce Lee and Valerie Volcovici BUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) -Negotiators on a treaty to curb plastic pollution face tough ...
Monday marked the beginning of the last meeting that the United Nations scheduled to negotiate a plastic pollution treaty. But the goal of creating a legally binding agreement to rein ...
Very little of the world's plastic waste—about half of which comes from single-use plastics such as packaging, straws and ...
China was by far the biggest exporter of plastic products in 2023, followed by Germany and the United States. Less than 10% ...
The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.
The hoped-for treaty to come out of these talks could be the most significant deal relating to environmental protection as ...
A week after Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, was accused of being a “wrecking ball” jeopardizing global climate ...
The current text excludes key demands, including a binding limit on plastic production and a ban on dangerous additives.
It was Espen Barth Eide, President of the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5), who gave the ...
Diplomats warned Friday of a looming showdown in negotiations to reach the world's first deal to curb plastic pollution, ...