The UN's environment chief insists that a landmark global treaty tackling plastic pollution remains achievable, despite talks ...

Nations were meeting for an 11th day at the United Nations offices there to try to complete a treaty to end the plastic pollution crisis. They remain deadlocked over whether the treaty should reduce ...

Hopes of securing a United Nations treaty on plastic pollution are fading after the final round of negotiations ended without ...

GENEVA -- Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution drew to a close Thursday, as nations remain deadlocked over whether to tackle the exponential growth of plastic production. A draft ...

Plastics will not only choke coastlines but also incubate antibiotic resistance, disrupt food webs and infiltrate the human ...

Plastic items are displayed at an artwork by Canadian artist and activist Benjamin Von Wong, titled "The Thinker's Burden", during the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on ...

Talks on striking a global treaty on combating plastic pollution were extended an extra day into Friday but with no clear endgame in sight. Ten days of negotiations at the United Nations in Geneva ...

Talks on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution in Geneva ended without an agreement Friday as the session was adjourned with plans to resume at a later date. Nations worked for 11 ...

Plastic items are seen next to an artwork by Canadian artist and activist Benjamin Von Wong, titled “The Thinker’s Burden”, during the Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on ...