Nations Fail to Reach an Agreement on Plastic Pollution
Diplomats at a United Nations conference in Busan, South Korea, failed to reach agreement on the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic pollution on Sunday. They said they would reconvene in future months to try again.
Countries fail to reach agreement at U.N. plastic pollution talks in South Korea
Delegates from more than 170 countries attempting to negotiate a treaty to curb global plastic pollution ended a weeklong meeting in Busan early Monday without an agreement, pushing talks to another session next year.
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The U.S. is among 175 nations haggling over a treaty to reduce the vast quantity of plastic pollution that ends up in our food, water and even our bodies.
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 negotiators not being able to get past the question of whether it should bring down the planet’s overall plastic while also having mandatory
Nations fail to deliver UN treaty on cleaning up plastic pollution
Global talks to forge a landmark treaty aimed at reducing plastic pollution broke down after negotiators from more than 170 countries remained deadlocked over how to curb the world’s growing mountain of plastic waste.
Nations Fail to Agree Curbs on Plastic as UN Plans Future Talks
About 200 nations couldn’t agree on a treaty to curb plastic pollution after two years of divisive negotiations, but said they made some progress and would reconvene the talks next year.
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,
Countries fail to reach agreement in UN plastic talks
Over 100 nations wanted to cap production while a handful of oil producers were prepared only to target plastic waste.
UN official defends collapsed plastic pollution talks
The United Nations' environment chief insisted on Monday that talks on a landmark plastic pollution treaty were not a failure, saying important progress was made despite negotiations collapsing without an agreement.
Nations Warn Of Deadlock At Landmark Plastic Pollution Talks
Diplomats warned Saturday that a majority of countries could walk away from talks on the world's first plastic pollution agreement if a handful of delegations continue resisting calls to compromise.
Countries fail to agree on global treaty to curb plastic pollution
Countries have failed to agree on critical clauses such as capping plastic production, the supply and management of plastic products, and the implementation of the necessary financial mechanism.
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Plastic pollution talks: The key sticking points
BUSAN: Divisions between countries have stalled negotiations on the world's first treaty to tackle plastic pollution, after a terse week of talks in South Korea's Busan. Here are some of the sticking ...
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Plastic pollution negotiations close with new text and a follow-up session planned
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