Countries fail to reach agreement at U.N. plastic pollution talks in South Korea
Delegates from more than 170 countries attempting to negotiate a treaty to curb global plastic pollution ended a weeklong meeting in Busan early Monday without an agreement, pushing talks to another session next year.
An analysis by the Centre for International Environmental Law (CIEL) found that 220 lobbyists had registered for INC-5.
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'Plastics Are Poison': Negotiator at U.N. Plastic Pollution Talks in Busan - TaiwanPlus NewsNegotiators at a U.N. plastic pollution summit in Busan, South Korea are pushing for a legally binding treaty that would set global plastic production reduction targets.
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By Sunday night, negotiators had failed to reach an agreement on the treaty, with the chair calling for additional time for ...
Doubts rose on sealing a global treaty to curb plastic pollution on the last day of scheduled talks, as over 100 countries ...
Oil-rich nations and high-ambition countries were in deadlock with just hours to go at the negotiations in Busan, South Korea.
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