Negotiators get closer to agreeing on a plastic pollution treaty
Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution have inched closer to an agreement, with more countries saying they want to address the total plastic on Earth.
Global negotiators inch closer to agreement on plastic pollution treaty
Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution inched closer to an agreement Friday, with more countries saying they want to address
Why is a global treaty on plastic pollution dividing the world?
Plastic pollutes oceans, food, your body. Yet nations are divided over a global treaty. Why all eyes are on talks for a U.N.-led accord to cut plastic waste.
Plastic pollution talks must speed up, chair warns
Negotiators must move "significantly" faster to agree on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution, the diplomat chairing the talks warned Wednesday, as countries lined up to express frustration about the limited progress.
What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea
A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Plastic Pollution Treaty
This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.
At plastic treaty talks, no united front for industry
Is virgin plastic production vital or completely unsustainable?They are urging the treaty to cut plastic production by at least 75 percent by 2040, from 2019 levels.
How to stop plastic pollution: three strategies that actually work
Countries are meeting to agree the first ever global treaty on curbing plastic pollution. Research suggests where bans and incentives can make a difference.
Why are plastic industry lobbyists at the UN talks on plastic pollution in South Korea?
Negotiators from nearly two hundred countries in South Korea are working to expedite negotiations for a legally binding treaty on global plastic pollution by the end of the week.
Deep divides in U.N. negotiations for treaty to curb plastic pollution
Negotiators are far apart as the United Nations tries to work out the world's first treaty to curb plastic pollution. Issues creating roadblocks include limiting new manufacturing of plastic and the potential phasing out of some chemicals.
Fears hundreds of fossil fuel lobbyists could derail crucial plastic pollution summit
The high number of lobbyists – larger than any single national delegation including host country South Korea – has sparked ...
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WWF warns the INC-5 new draft text lacks concrete upstream measures for ending plastic pollution
WWF finds the new draft text proposed by the INC-5 Chair failing to meet basic requirements needed for a strong globally ...
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What will it take to solve our planet's plastic pollution crisis?
Countries are meeting in South Korea this week to hash out the final details of a global treaty aimed at eliminating plastic ...
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Five Major Companies in Plastic Pollution Alliance ‘Produced 1,000 Times More Plastic Than Cleaned Up’
The investigation reveals that five major companies in the Alliance to End Plastic Waste produced over 132 million tonnes of ...
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Plastic pollution: Why doing nothing will cost us far more than taking action
But what if the true cost of the plastic packaging is taken into account at the supermarket checkout? Say, for example, the ...
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Indonesia slammed for ‘weak’ ambitions on cutting plastic pollution
In an official document submitted to the plastic treaty negotiation, Indonesia argued against reducing national plastic ...
Daily on Energy: States sue Blackrock, awaiting Biden’s LNG report, UN plastic pollution treaty talk
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that over several years, the firms used their influence to pressure coal companies to ...
Plastic pollution causing a sea of trouble
By 2050, the world is expected to generate more than enough plastic pollution to cover the entire island of Manhattan with a ...