Talks aimed at global plastics reduction treaty end without agreement
Oil-producing countries were reportedly the key obstacle to finding common ground at the gathering in South Korea.
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 plastics treaty talks in Busan fail to reach agreement and adjourned due to ‘persisting divergence’
Negotiators aim to reconvene the talks next year. Observers say oil-producing nations led by Saudi Arabia and Russia had frustrated attempts to forge a legally binding deal, while UNEP describes global commitment to ending plastic plastic pollution as “clear and undeniable”.
Plastics treaty fails to reach agreement, countries plan to try again
Faced with the possibility that the talks would collapse, negotiators decided to try to salvage them and schedule another, potentially last round, in 2025.
UN plastics treaty talks collapse as countries fail to agree targets on cutting production
Countries fail to agree on a target to cut plastic pollution and ban harmful chemicals as summit delayed to next year
Global Plastics Treaty – Is ‘No Deal’ the Worst Outcome?
Nations, businesses and sustainability advocates are upset over the INC-5 talks falling through — could this "no deal" actually lead to better outcomes?
Plastics treaty talks in final push
As global plastics treaty talks enter their final hours, the European Union joins other countries in vow to push for a meaningful agreement addressing plastics production limits, chemicals of concern and problematic products.
'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.
Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Fail
A summit many hoped would yield a landmark treaty to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis ended in disappointment after oil- and gas-producing countries pushed back on limiting production
“Moral failure:” Plastic treaty talks collapse, posing a major setback in fight against pollution
Plastic pollution is choking the planet. From the bottom of the Mariana trench to the top of Mount Everest, there is little escaping the problem. Regardless, treaty negotiations to end plastic pollution collapsed on Sunday after the event in Busan,
Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year
The negotiations in Busan, South Korea, were supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, including in the oceans, by the end of 2024.
White House: U.S. will redouble plastics-pollution effort after deal failure at Busan
The White House said Tuesday it is disappointing that negotiators could not strike a legally binding deal to address plastic ...
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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 ...
'We should be outraged': Plastics treaty talks collapse as countries disagree on chemicals and money
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How industry influence loomed large over plastics talks in Busan
An analysis by the Centre for International Environmental Law (CIEL) found that 220 lobbyists had registered for INC-5.