The failure of recent global talks in Busan, South Korea, to produce a landmark treaty to combat plastic pollution, has ...

For almost two years, countries have been trying to negotiate a United Nations treaty to rein in plastic pollution. The talks were supposed to end with an agreement, but that didn't happen.

Plastic pollution is a global crisis, choking oceans, killing wildlife, and contributing to climate change. Over 8 billion ...

The US government said Tuesday it was "disappointed" after nations negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic waste failed to reach a deal, blaming a "small group" of countries and producers for ...

Although the latest talks have ended without a final agreement, countries have pledged to continue talking — and that is no ...

Oil-rich nations like Saudi Arabia strongly oppose efforts to reduce plastic production and use procedural tactics to delay ...

Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution for a week in South Korea won't reach an ...

Many conversations need to be had before a treaty is reached, including whether there will be a limit on the amount of plastic that companies are allowed to produce.

President-elect Donald Trump, who opposed involvement in a global treaty to end plastic pollution, will soon shape U.S.

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

A global U.N. summit on plastics ended in Busan, South Korea, early this morning without a much-anticipated treaty after ...

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