Lobbyists and influence peddlers for plastic makers were the largest single delegation at the negotiations, according to an ...

Every year, the world produces more than 400 million tons of new plastic. Plastic production could climb about 70% by 2040 ...

Countries have failed to reach an agreement to stem plastic pollution after a small number of oil-rich nations resisted ...

Delegates attending the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea leave the ...

Negotiations in South Korea for a global treaty on plastic waste stalemated over limits on plastic production and the ...

Negotiators at a U.N. plastic pollution summit in Busan, South Korea are pushing for a legally binding treaty that would set ...

Oil-producing nations, particularly Saudi Arabia and Russia, have blocked a UN-backed treaty to curb plastic pollution, ...

Countries told they can't afford to miss the opportunity to tackle plastic pollution next year - but can they resolve a sharp ...

Nations, businesses and sustainability advocates are upset over the INC-5 talks falling through — could this "no deal" ...

Divisions between countries have stalled negotiations on the world's first treaty to tackle plastic pollution, after a terse ...

Delegates from more than 170 countries attempting to negotiate a treaty to curb global plastic pollution ended a weeklong ...

The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution concluded on Sunday in Busan, ...