Negotiations to draft a legally binding treaty to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis have ... proposal released by ...

Inger Andersen, the head of the UN Environment Programme, said the talks would ... said of the collapse: ‘What could have been a moment of real change for the plague of plastic has been missed ...

The fifth UN Intergovern­mental Negotiating Committee ... an agreement made last year during the second round of talks in Paris. Plastic production is on track to triple by 2050, and ...

The UN environment chief insisted Monday that talks on a landmark plastic pollution treaty were not a failure, saying important progress was made despite negotiations collapsing without agreement.

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 ...

an agreement made last year during the second round of talks in Paris. Plastic production is on track to triple by 2050, and microplastics have been found in air, fresh produce and even human ...

UN environment chief Inger Andersen said the Busan talks made important progress Delegates failed to reach agreement on a treaty after a week of difficult talks The UN environment chief insisted ...