A summit many hoped would yield a landmark treaty to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis ended in disappointment after ...
Negotiations in South Korea for a global treaty on plastic waste stalemated over limits on plastic production and the ...
The meeting was the last stage in a two-year process, after more than 170 nations in March 2022 backed a historic UN ...
Oil-rich nations like Saudi Arabia strongly oppose efforts to reduce plastic production and use procedural tactics to delay ...
Delegates from more than 170 countries huddled for a week of marathon negotiations but came up short on delivering a treaty.
During the late-night meeting, countries supportive of legal obligations to cut plastic pollution refused to accept a treaty ...
The United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee or INC-5 fails to reach a consensus on a global plastic treaty, ...
Lobbyists and influence peddlers for plastic makers were the largest single delegation at the negotiations, according to an ...
Oil-producing nations, particularly Saudi Arabia and Russia, have blocked a UN-backed treaty to curb plastic pollution, ...
It’s easy to blame OPEC and its allies, which act as wreckers on environment deals. It’s harder to do the work at home to ...
Delegates from more than 170 countries attempting to negotiate a treaty to curb global plastic pollution ended a weeklong ...
A woman holds a sign during a rally to demand stronger global commitments to fight plastic waste at the fifth session of the ...