Plastic items are seen on Place des Nations in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, ...

Talks on forging a landmark treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were stumbling Saturday (Sunday in Manila), ...

Under President Donald Trump’s leadership, the United States has withdrawn from international negotiations and commitments, ...

At the halfway point of the resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) in Geneva to deve ...

Delegates from around the world are gathering in Geneva for a critical round of negotiations aimed at securing the first ...

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

No matter how the plastics treaty talks in Geneva conclude in the next week — deal or no deal, far-reaching accord or ...

The 184 countries gathering to forge a landmark treaty on combating plastic pollution were told Tuesday they must find a way ...

Plastics are everywhere—they're even in you right now—and are making many of us sick. Now, global negotiators are fighting ...

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

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

Campaigners say that industry lobbyists must be banned from the talks to secure a meaningful outcome. View on euronews ...