The negotiations in Busan, South Korea, were supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, including in the oceans, by the end of 2024.

Negotiators from around the globe are descending on Busan, South Korea, this week for a final scheduled meeting aimed at crafting a global treaty to curb plastics pollution. They have a long way ...

D elegates from more than 170 nations are gathered in Busan this week to hammer out the details of what could become the world’s first treaty paving the path to end plastic pollution.

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global plastic pollution crisis.

Fresh from Busan, South Korea, assistant managing editor Steve Toloken talks about the latest round of global plastics treaty talks held by the United Nations Environment Programme. Although an ...

Countries are hammering out a document that aims to “end plastic pollution” by not only improving how the world handles plastic waste, but also reducing how much of the material is made.

Here’s what to know about plastics: Every year, the world produces more than 400 million tons of new plastic. The use of plastics has quadrupled over the past 30 years.

Environment activists shout slogans during a rally calling for a strong global plastics treaty ahead of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution which ...

Financial support for developing nations remained a sticking point, as in the Cop29 and Cop16 talks. The plastics treaty was supposed to create a funding mechanism for a transition away from plastics.

BUSAN, South Korea — The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global plastic pollution crisis. Their meeting concludes Sunday or early Monday in Busan ...

On Oct. 21, the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty announced it had signed the Bridge to Busan, a position statement from 40 nations and the European Union that favors reaching ...

Delegates from Mexico, France, Panama and the European Union speak after a news conference Sunday in Busan, South Korea, where U.N. talks to curb plastic pollution took place.