US officials outlined their new position at a meeting in Nairobi, where key divisions persisted ahead of August talks to ...

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul speaks during a plenary of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in Busan, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024.

BUSAN, South Korea — Global talks to forge a landmark treaty aimed at reducing plastic pollution broke down after negotiators from more than 170 countries remained deadlocked over how to curb ...

BUSAN, South Korea — Negotiators working for a week in South Korea on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution won’t reach an agreement and plan to resume the talks next year ...

Delegates from more than 170 nations are gathered in Busan this week to hammer out the details of what could become the world’s first treaty paving the path to end plastic pollution. The talks ...

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution for a week in South Korea won’t reach an agreement and plan to resume the talks next ...

A JOINT declaration signed by 95 countries reaffirmed a shared global ambition to end plastic pollution. In line with the United Nations Environment Assembly’s Resolution 5/14 mandate, countries from ...

In observance of International Plastic Bag Free Day 2025, environmental justice group BAN Toxics reaffirms its unwavering ...

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Negotiators from around the globe are descending on Busan, South Korea, this week for a final scheduled meeting aimed at crafting a global treaty to curb plastics pollution. They have a long way ...

Malaysia’s actions position it as a potential leader in the ongoing negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty, due to resume ...