UN talks struggle for breakthrough on plastics treaty as deadline looms
The chairman of talks aiming for an international treaty to rein in pollution from plastics issued a document on Friday ...
Fifth UN plastics treaty talks mired in division as halfway point approaches
A fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb plastic pollution had seen slow progress as the ...
Plastics Treaty Negotiators Meet in Busan in Hopes of Reaching Compromise
Attendees hope to settle basic questions about a global agreement on plastic pollution.
A tax on new plastic would slash waste—if built into the global treaty on plastics
Earlier this week, the mining magnate Andrew Forrest made headlines calling for a global "polymer premium"—or plastic tax—to ...
What to know about the plastic pollution crisis as treaty talks conclude in South Korea
The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global crisis of plastic pollution ...
Countries remain divided as fifth U.N. plastics treaty talks begin
As delegates from 175 countries gathered in Busan, South Korea on Monday for the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an ...
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Building integrity into the plastics treaty: Lessons from global tobacco control
As lobbyists flood plastic treaty talks, negotiators must uphold the rule of law to prevent corporate capture.
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PepsiCo: The world needs a global plastics treaty
As a member of the Business Coalition for a Global Plastic Treaty, PepsiCo is advocating for an ambitious and effective ...
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 ...
The Canary2d
Over 200 petrochemical lobbyists have been at negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty
Industry-friendly actors are working to infiltrate the process and delay substantive progress on a Global Plastics Treaty ...
Plastics News1d
Another push for production caps at plastics treaty talks
More than 85 nations, including all 27 members of the European Union, are making a last-minute push to include caps on ...
Scientists warn of 'invisible threat' of microplastics as global treaty nears completion
As the UN meets this week to finalize the Global Plastics Treaty, researchers warn that the agreement could fail to address ...