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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

US officials outlined their new position at a meeting in Nairobi, where key divisions persisted ahead of August talks to agree a global plastics pact The US government is pushing back against measures ...

The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) for an international treaty on plastic pollution began in Busan on Nov. 25. The one-week session is an important gathering of ...

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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 ...

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has heard evidence describing the upcoming Global Plastics Treaty negotiations as the "last chance saloon" for reaching an agreement. On 8 July ...

In the 'Nice Call for an Ambitious Treaty on Plastic Pollution,' issued at the United Nations Ocean Conference, 95 countries demanded that a global target to reduce plastic production and consumption ...

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