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

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

A United Nations conference with delegations from more than 170 countries failed to agree on a new international convention ...

There is an impasse over whether the treaty should reduce the total plastic on Earth and put global, legally binding controls ...

An analysis by the Centre for International Environmental Law (CIEL) found that 220 lobbyists had registered for INC-5.

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

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

A woman holds a sign during a rally to demand stronger global commitments to fight plastic waste at the fifth session of the ...

In what was supposed to be the final round of negotiations for a global treaty to end plastic pollution, delegates from over ...

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

The UN environment chief insisted Monday that talks on a landmark plastic pollution treaty were not a failure, saying ...