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Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world’s spiraling plastic pollution crisis

Plastic items are seen on Place des Nations in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, ...
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Countries warn that progress ‘insufficient’ in plastics treaty talks

With the end of the plastics treaty talks approaching in less than a week, countries warned in a blunt public session Aug. 9 ...

Why the Plastic Treaty Talks Now Underway Are a Chance for Climate Action

Plastics made from petrochemicals account for more CO2 emissions than does aviation, making treaty talks underway this week an opportunity for climate action.

US at plastics treaty talks is rare international participation under Trump. What’s the goal?

Hours after he was sworn in to a second term, Trump pulled the U.S. out of the landmark Paris agreement to combat global ...
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Expect louder calls for clarity coming out of plastics treaty

No matter how the plastics treaty talks in Geneva conclude in the next week — deal or no deal, far-reaching accord or ...
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Who’s who at the plastics treaty talks, from delegates to lobbyists

Procedural rules for the plastics treaty negotiations say that, for substantive issues, delegates “ shall make every effort ” ...

India backs Like-Minded Group; opposes global phase-out list in plastics treaty talks

GENEVA: For the first time in the global plastics treaty negotiations, India has openly opposed the inclusion of any global ...

Exclusive: Trump administration memo urges countries to reject plastic production caps in UN Treaty

The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that ...

Nations meet in Geneva as plastic pollution crisis nears breaking point

World leaders are in Geneva this week trying to hammer out the world’s first legally binding treaty to tackle the plastic ...