Countries split on plastics treaty focus as UN talks close

Countries split on plastics treaty focus as UN talks close

WASHINGTON: The first round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty ended on Friday (Dec 2) with an agreement to end plastic pollution but a split on whether goals and efforts should be global and mandatory, or voluntary and country-led. More than 2,000 delegates from 160 countries, meeting in Uruguay

Countries split on plastics treaty as UN talks close

The first round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty ended on Friday with agreement to end plastic pollution, but a split on whether goals and efforts should be global and mandatory, or voluntary and country-led.

Divisions remain on plastics treaty as UN talks close in Uruguay

First round of negotiations aimed at crafting the first legally binding agreement on plastics ends in Punta del Este.

Nations split on plastics treaty focus as UN talks close

The first round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty ended on Friday with a split on whether goals and efforts should be global and mandatory, or voluntary and country-led.

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Countries split on plastics treaty focus as UN talks close

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