UN Talks on Plastics Fall Short, End With No Global Treaty to Control Waste
Negotiations in South Korea for a global treaty on plastic waste stalemated over limits on plastic production and the elimination of harmful chemicals.
Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations Finish Without Agreement
The meeting was the last stage in a two-year process, after more than 170 nations in March 2022 backed a historic UN resolution to end plastic pollution.
Global plastic pollution talks have stalled – but a treaty is possible if countries can agree on these three things
During the late-night meeting, countries supportive of legal obligations to cut plastic pollution refused to accept a treaty limited to voluntary measures. The treaty must take action at each stage of a plastic item’s life cycle, they asserted. That includes reducing how much plastic is made.
Countries deadlock on UN treaty on plastic pollution
Countries have deadlocked on a United Nations treaty on plastic pollution, according to The Associated Press. The treaty, with an aim of tackling worldwide plastic pollution, faced a hurdle due to
'Never any consensus': UN plastics conference fails to yield treaty
Oil-rich nations like Saudi Arabia strongly oppose efforts to reduce plastic production and use procedural tactics to delay negotiations.
Major Plastic Polluters Win as UN Treaty Talks Conclude Without Agreement
Every day that governments allow polluters to continue flooding the world with plastic, we all pay the price,” said one campaigner. Environmental groups on Sunday decried the conclusion of a United Nations summit designed to secure an international treaty to combat plastic pollution after powerful oil- and gas-producing nations refused to agree to production limits
Oil giants blocked a treaty to curb plastic pollution, but countries will try again
International negotiations to create a legally binding treaty to stem the tide of plastic pollution ended in a stalemate on Monday — pushing talks past their initial deadline and into next year. More than 100 countries have shown support for limits on plastic manufacturing.
Oil States Play Spoiler in Failed Plastics Treaty Negotiations
Countries have failed to reach an agreement to stem plastic pollution after a small number of oil-rich nations resisted efforts to limit production.
Over 100 countries want an ambitious plastics treaty. Oil-producing nations are getting in the way.
What was supposed to be the final round of United Nations negotiations for a global plastics treaty ended without an agreement on Sunday, as delegates failed to reconcile opposing views on whether to impose a cap on plastic production.
UN treaty to ‘end plastic pollution' stalls amid calls to cap production
After more than two years of negotiations, member countries of the United Nations failed to meet their own deadline this past weekend of striking a global agreement to curb plastic waste.
Nations meet in South Korea to discuss plastic pollution treaty
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.
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