By Steve Fletcher United Nations-backed talks for a global treaty to end plastic pollution wrapped up without an agreement in ...

Global UN treaty to curb plastic pollution fails as oil-producing nations reject production caps, impacting environment and ...

Analysis: Deep divisions, obstructions by fossil fuel-producing countries and the missing voices of campaigners and experts ...

The failure to reach a consensus at the summit partially reflects the conflicting interests of major petrochemical industries ...

Oil-producing countries were reportedly the key obstacle to finding common ground at the gathering in South Korea.

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Plastic pollution is choking the planet. From the bottom of the Mariana trench to the top of Mount Everest, there is little ...

The US government said Tuesday it was "disappointed" after nations negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic waste failed ...

A UN meeting on preventing plastics pollution ended in disarray over the weekend. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Country negotiators on Sunday, December 1, failed to agree on a proposed treaty to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis after one week of talks in the South Korean city of Busan.

International negotiations to create a legally binding treaty to stem the tide of plastic pollution ended in a stalemate on ...

Good afternoon and Happy December, readers! Callie and Maydeen are back after our short Thanksgiving hiatus with family and ...