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We All Agree There’s a Plastics Crisis. So Why Did the Global Plastics Treaty Stall Out?
In 2022, the U.N. General Assembly voted to develop a legally binding international treaty on plastic pollution by 2024. But crafting that treaty hasn’t been easy, with countries butting heads ...
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Over 100 countries want an ambitious plastics treaty. Oil-producing nations are getting in the way.
That’s the position the plastic industry is taking, as well: Chris Jahn, council secretary for a petrochemical industry consortium called the International Council of Chemical Associations, ...
Global Plastics Treaty: Why the talks failed at Busan, and where do we go from here?
The meeting to finalise a treaty to curb plastic waste had to be postponed after delegates failed to agree on terms.
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No Global Plastics Treaty Was Produced at South Korea Conference
The fifth session of the “Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution” took place from November 25 to ...
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International plastics exhibition in Kolkata from Feb 28 next
The 10th edition of the International Plastics Exhibition (Indplas’25) will be held in Kolkata from February 28 to March 3, 2025, officials said on Wednesday. The Indian Plastics Federation (IPF) is ...
Plastic pollution treaty blocked by 'small group of countries' at UN talks
Fiji's representative Dr Sivendra Michael told RNZ Morning Report that fossil fuel and petrol chemical lobbyists flooded the ...
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What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks that have concluded in South Korea
Their ambition prevailed at these negotiations because they banded together, said Ana Rocha, who leads international plastic policy work at the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives.