Countries negotiating the treaty have agreed to meet again in 2025, with issues of production caps, program funding and ...

Delegates from more than 170 countries huddled for a week of marathon negotiations but came up short on delivering a treaty.

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A summit many hoped would yield a landmark treaty to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis ended in disappointment after ...

During the late-night meeting, countries supportive of legal obligations to cut plastic pollution refused to accept a treaty ...

Countries have failed to reach an agreement to stem plastic pollution after a small number of oil-rich nations resisted ...

Delegates attending the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea leave the ...

Negotiations in South Korea for a global treaty on plastic waste stalemated over limits on plastic production and the ...

Oil-producing nations, particularly Saudi Arabia and Russia, have blocked a UN-backed treaty to curb plastic pollution, ...

Countries told they can't afford to miss the opportunity to tackle plastic pollution next year - but can they resolve a sharp ...

Nations, businesses and sustainability advocates are upset over the INC-5 talks falling through — could this "no deal" ...

Negotiations for a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution have failed to reach an agreement in Busan, South Korea ...