What does the Global Plastics Treaty draft text currently look like, and what can we expect from the upcoming round of ...

As the world converges in Geneva from August 5 to 14 for the resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating ...

Several MPs have called for the government to push for targets to reduce plastic waste at the next round of plastic treaty ...

Plastic pollution is no longer just an environmental issue – it is a health crisis and a significant driver of the climate crisis ...

The red lines for countries in the plastics treaty came out in Busan, South Korea. The headlines from the just-ended talks focused on the failure to find an agreement, in what was supposed to be ...

Fresh from Busan, South Korea, assistant managing editor Steve Toloken talks about the latest round of global plastics treaty talks held by the United Nations Environment Programme. Although an ...

The use of plastics has quadrupled over the past 30 years. Plastic is ubiquitous. And every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world’s oceans, rivers ...

Both those who desperately hope to resolve the plastic problem and those who dream of extending the life of plastics are paying attention to Busan. The biggest issue is whether the session can come up ...

When you buy a bottle of Coca-Cola or a Snickers bar, the price probably doesn't break the bank. But what if the true cost of the plastic packaging is taken into account at the supermarket checkout?

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.

In the run-up to Busan, if the Philippines is really serious in showing its leadership in the plastics treaty negotiations, it can do so by joining the High Ambition Coalition, a group of ...

BUSAN, South Korea — The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global plastic pollution crisis. Their meeting concludes Sunday or early Monday in Busan ...