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.
Some agreements at treaty talks despite failure to complete deal
Disputes over production cuts and chemical toxicity were the public face of the last round of plastics treaty talks in Busan, South Korea. But some observers point to signs of agreement in other areas.
World leaders fail to agree on a global treaty to stop plastic pollution
After two years of dedicated negotiations, world leaders could not agree on a global plastics treaty to counter plastic pollution's escalating environmental, economic, and health threats.
Talks fail to reach agreement on plastic pollution treaty, will resume next year
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 year
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 elimination of harmful chemicals.
Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Fail
A summit many hoped would yield a landmark treaty to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis ended in disappointment after oil- and gas-producing countries pushed back on limiting production
Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations Finish Without Agreement
The meeting was the last stage in a two-year process, after more than 170 nations in March 2022 backed a historic UN resolution to end plastic pollution.
Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year
The negotiations in Busan, South Korea, were supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, including in the oceans, by the end of 2024.
Oil States Play Spoiler in Failed Plastics Treaty Negotiations
Countries have failed to reach an agreement to stem plastic pollution after a small number of oil-rich nations resisted efforts to limit production.
Talks aimed at global plastics reduction treaty end without agreement
Oil-producing countries were reportedly the key obstacle to finding common ground at the gathering in South Korea.
Global plastic pollution talks have stalled – but a treaty is possible if countries can agree on these three things
United Nations-backed talks for a global treaty to end plastic pollution wrapped up without an agreement in the early hours of Sunday 1. A new round of talks is expected in mid-2025. Negotiations foundered
North Korea-Russia treaty comes into force, KCNA says
The "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty" agreed by the leaders of North Korea and Russia in June came into force on ...
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Dutch-Indonesian Co-Production Treaty Opens New Chapter for Collaboration, Industry Leaders Discuss at JAFF Market
The newly signed co-production treaty between the Netherlands and Indonesia aims to strengthen bilateral film collaboration ...
Oil giants blocked a treaty to curb plastic pollution, but countries will try again
International negotiations to create a legally binding treaty to stem the tide of plastic pollution ended in a stalemate on ...
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Time is running out for a treaty to end plastic pollution—here's why it matters
On March 2, 2022, delegates to the UN environment assembly adopted an ambitious resolution to develop the text of a new ...
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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 ...
Plastic treaty talks draw to a close with production limits still under debate
Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution are drawing to a close as nations continue debating whether part of that ...
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North Korea, Russia defence treaty comes into force
A landmark defence pact between North Korea and Russia, signed by its leaders in June, has gone into effect after the two ...
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Why a UN plastics treaty matters for climate change and Indonesia
Without binding national commitments, a global cap risks becoming another weak agreement, postponing real action on the ...