Once again, global negotiations to secure a treaty to end plastic pollution have ended without agreement, after two weeks of talks in Geneva exposed irreconcilable divisions between ...

Geneva — Negotiators working on a landmark treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution failed to reach an agreement during talks that extended into Friday in Geneva. Nations were meeting ...

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

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Diplomats from around the world concluded nine days of talks in Geneva — plus a marathon overnight session ...

A young Afghan child worker sorts recyclable plastic cans at a recycling yard on the outskirts of Kabul on August 5, 2025. [AFP The 184 countries gathering to forge a landmark treaty on combating ...

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 ...

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 ...