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Global Plastics Treaty

Divided plastic pollution negotiators call for more time
Divided plastic pollution negotiators call for more timeNews

Divided plastic pollution negotiators call for more time

By Sara Hussein and Katie Forster Busan, South Korea | AFP - Negotiators have failed to reach agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic…
SourceSourceDecember 1, 2024 Full article
No accord on plastic pollution deal, more time needed: chair
No accord on plastic pollution deal, more time needed: chairNews

No accord on plastic pollution deal, more time needed: chair

By Sara Hussein and Katie Forster Busan, South Korea | AFP - Negotiators have failed to reach agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic…
SourceSourceDecember 1, 2024 Full article
Calls for extension as plastic treaty negotiations falter
Calls for extension as plastic treaty negotiations falterNews

Calls for extension as plastic treaty negotiations falter

By Sara Hussein and Katie Forster Busan, South Korea | AFP - Delegates seeking the world's first deal to curb plastic pollution began openly advocating…
SourceSourceDecember 1, 2024 Full article
From paradise to plastics pollution: Bali’s battle for marine plastics debris
From paradise to plastics pollution: Bali’s battle for marine plastics debrisNews

From paradise to plastics pollution: Bali’s battle for marine plastics debris

By Emenda Sembiring, Attar Hikmahtiar Ramadan, Elprida Agustina | Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) Bali is cleaning up its ocean of plastics. Bali has a…
SourceSourceDecember 1, 2024 Full article
Nations warn of ‘obstruction’ at plastic talks
Nations warn of ‘obstruction’ at plastic talksNews

Nations warn of ‘obstruction’ at plastic talks

By Sara Hussein and Katie Forster Busan, South Korea | AFP - Dozens of countries warned Sunday that a handful of nations were obstructing efforts…
SourceSourceDecember 1, 2024 Full article
EU committed to conclusion of global agreement on plastic as final negotiations start
EU committed to conclusion of global agreement on plastic as final negotiations startNews

EU committed to conclusion of global agreement on plastic as final negotiations start

It wants the new treaty to address the adverse impacts of plastic pollution on the environment and human health. The Commission is participating in the…
SourceSourceNovember 25, 2024 Full article