Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution have concluded in Busan, South Korea without reaching an agreement. This ...

Oil-producing nations, particularly Saudi Arabia and Russia, have blocked a UN-backed treaty to curb plastic pollution, ...

Negotiators aim to reconvene the talks next year. Observers say oil-producing nations led by Saudi Arabia and Russia had ...

Countries told they can't afford to miss the opportunity to tackle plastic pollution next year - but can they resolve a sharp ...

Negotiations over creating a legally binding global treaty to combat plastic pollution adjourned on Monday with the 170 participating nations failing again to reach agreement. Some oil-producing ...

Delegates from more than 170 countries attempting to negotiate a treaty to curb global plastic pollution ended a weeklong ...

The meeting was the last stage in a two-year process, after more than 170 nations in March 2022 backed a historic UN ...

The U.S. is among 175 nations haggling over a treaty to reduce the vast quantity of plastic pollution that ends up in our ...

Majority of Member States on the Side of Ambition Busan, South Korea  – As time ran out for negotiators to clinch a strong ...

Over 100 nations wanted to cap production while a handful of oil producers were prepared only to target plastic waste.

Global talks to forge a landmark treaty aimed at reducing plastic pollution broke down after negotiators from more than 170 ...