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UN Plastic Treaty Talks Were Not a Failure, Experts Say at Newsweek Panel
Mars Global Vice President of Packaging Sustainability Allison Lin said she'd rather have more time for negotiation than settle for a "watered-down" treaty.
Global plastic pollution talks have stalled – but a treaty is possible if countries can agree on these three things
During the late-night meeting, countries supportive of legal obligations to cut plastic pollution refused to accept a treaty limited to voluntary measures. The treaty must take action at each stage of a plastic item’s life cycle, they asserted. That includes reducing how much plastic is made.
Nations Fail to Reach an Agreement on Plastic Pollution
Diplomats at a United Nations conference in Busan, South Korea, failed to reach agreement on the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic pollution on Sunday. They said they would reconvene in future months to try again.
Over 100 countries want an ambitious plastics treaty. Oil-producing nations are getting in the way.
What was supposed to be the final round of United Nations negotiations for a global plastics treaty ended without an agreement on Sunday, as delegates failed to reconcile opposing views on whether to impose a cap on plastic production.
Why is a global treaty on plastic pollution dividing the world?
Plastic pollutes oceans, food, your body. Yet nations are divided over a global treaty. Why all eyes are on talks for a U.N.-led accord to cut plastic waste.
Plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea conclude; local delegates return home
Two Center for Coalfield Justice staff members have returned from Busan, South Korea, where world leaders and organizations gathered last week to hammer out details on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.
Nations fail to reach agreement in U.N. plastic talks
U.N. treaty talks aimed at reducing plastic pollution broke down on Dec. 2, after negotiators from more than 170 countries remained deadlocked over how to curb plastic waste.
Countries deadlock on UN treaty on plastic pollution
Countries have deadlocked on a United Nations treaty on plastic pollution, according to The Associated Press. The treaty, with an aim of tackling worldwide plastic pollution, faced a hurdle due to negotiators not being able to get past if it should bring down the planet’s overall plastic,
What to Know About the Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks That Have Concluded in South Korea
Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution have concluded in Busan, South Korea without reaching an agreement
Divided over whether to stop making plastic, U.N. treaty talks collapse
Delegates from more than 170 countries huddled for a week of marathon negotiations but came up short on delivering a treaty.
Countries fail to reach agreement at U.N. plastic pollution talks in South Korea
Delegates from more than 170 countries attempting to negotiate a treaty to curb global plastic pollution ended a weeklong meeting in Busan early Monday without an agreement, pushing talks to another session next year.
Human Rights Watch
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Killer Robots: UN Vote Should Spur Treaty Negotiations
On December 2, 2024, 166 countries voted in favor of Resolution 79/L.77 on lethal autonomous weapons systems, while 3 voted ...
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UN Talks on Plastics Fall Short, End With No Global Treaty to Control Waste
Negotiations in South Korea for a global treaty on plastic waste stalemated over limits on plastic production and the ...
Armed robbery in Revesby
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UN Vote to Kickstart Treaty Talks on Killer Robots
The record number of countries voting in favor of the second-ever United Nations General Assembly resolution on lethal ...
Nature
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A plastics treaty is urgently needed, but getting it right will take time
Although the latest talks have ended without a final agreement, countries have pledged to continue talking — and that is no ...
The Lens
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The United Nations Global Plastics Treaty: validating the struggles of fenceline communities in Louisiana
Though the Biden Administration backtracked its support of a cap on plastic production only a week before UN negotiations ...
Sludge
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Fossil Fuel Lobbyists and Petrostates Stall U.N. Plastics Treaty
Lobbyists and influence peddlers for plastic makers were the largest single delegation at the negotiations, according to an ...
The Cool Down on MSN
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Group of 56 nations sign treaty agreeing to protect our oceans: 'A line in the sand'
At the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, representatives from 56 Commonwealth nations came together to announce ...
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