As plastic treaty talks open, countries more divided than ever
Reuters Countries are under pressure to make progress on a first-ever global plastics treaty this week, but they face tense negotiations in the Canadian capital with parties deeply divided over what the treaty should include as talks begin on Tuesday. If governments can agree on a legally binding treaty that addresses not just how plastics […]
After rough start, UN plastic treaty talks end with mandate for first draft
Reuters After a rocky start to a week of negotiations, around 170 countries agreed to develop a first draft by November of what could become the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution by the end of next year. Country delegations, NGOs and industry representatives gathered in Paris this week for the second round of […]
Countries split on plastics treaty focus as UN talks close
Washington DC, USReuters The first round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty ended on Friday with agreement to end plastic pollution but a split on whether goals and efforts should be global and mandatory, or voluntary and country-led. More than 2,000 delegates from 160 countries, meeting in Uruguay in the first of a planned […]
Future global treaty on plastics must cut production to ease pollution, some states say
Washington DC, USReuters Countries have begun to discuss a future global plastics treaty which would cut pollution, some hope entirely by 2040, at UN talks in Uruguay this week, with many states calling for curbs on plastic production as a way to reach that goal. United Nations members agreed in March on a resolution to […]