The fifth round of negotiations on a landmark UN plastics treaty, has ended without an agreement, marking a major setback in ...

Global UN treaty to curb plastic pollution fails as oil-producing nations reject production caps, impacting environment and ...

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

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

Over 100 nations wanted to cap production while a handful of oil producers were prepared only to target plastic waste.

During the late-night meeting, countries supportive of legal obligations to cut plastic pollution refused to accept a treaty ...

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

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 ...

Negotiations over creating a legally binding global treaty to combat plastic pollution adjourned on Monday with the 170 participating nations failing again to reach agreement. Some oil-producing ...

The meeting was the last stage in a two-year process, after more than 170 nations in March 2022 backed a historic UN ...

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