The White House criticized a group of oil-rich countries as well as corporations who make money from plastic production in a new statement after global talks for a treaty to reduce plastic waste collapsed.  “While the global movement to reign in the urgent threats of plastic waste in the environment has gained tremendous momentum, a…

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For almost two years, countries have been trying to negotiate a United Nations treaty to rein in plastic pollution. The talks were supposed to end with an agreement, but that didn't happen.

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Country negotiators on Sunday, December 1, failed to agree on a proposed treaty to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis after one week of talks in the South Korean city of Busan.

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BUSAN, South Korea — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution for a week in South Korea won’t reach an agreement and plan to resume the talks next year. Read more...

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What was supposed to be the final round of United Nations negotiations for a global plastics treaty ended without an agreement on Sunday, as delegates failed to reconcile opposing views on whether to impose a cap on plastic production. Another negotiating session — dubbed INC-5.2 after this week’s INC-5 — will be held in 2025, but it’s unclear how countries will make further progress without a change in the treaty’s consensus-based decision-maki…

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Washington, Dec 3 (EFE).- The White House criticized Tuesday the lack of a global agreement to end plastic pollution, accused the producing countries that seek to protect their profits and affirmed that further progress is needed in future negotiations. “The United States is disappointed by the lack of a legally binding international agreement that is commensurate with the circumstances to address plastic pollution at INC-5 and we are determined…

Washington, 3 dic (EFE).- La Casa Blanca criticó este martes la falta de un acuerdo global para poner fin a la contaminación por plásticos, acusó a los países productores que buscan proteger sus ganancias y afirmó que en las negociaciones futuras es necesario hacer más avances. “Estados Unidos está decepcionado por la falta de un acuerdo internacional jurídicamente vinculante que esté a la altura de las circunstancias para abordar la contaminaci…

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The US government said Tuesday it was “disappointed” after nations negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic waste failed to reach a deal, blaming a “small group” of countries and producers for blocking progress. Delegates from nearly 200 nations debated for a week in South Korea on how to stop millions of tonnes of plastic waste from entering the environment each year. The talks were meant to end with the world’s first accord on cutting plast…

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What was supposed to be the final round of United Nations negotiations for a global plastics treaty ended without an agreement on Sunday, as delegates failed to reconcile opposing views on whether to impose a cap on plastic production. Another negotiating session - dubbed INC-5.2 after this week's INC-5 - will be held in 2025, but it's unclear how countries will make further progress without a change in the treaty's consensus-based decision-maki…

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Washington DC (UPI) Dec 2, 2024 
Delegates from more than 170 countries attempting to negotiate a treaty to curb global plastic pollution ended a weeklong meeting in Busan early Monday without an agreement, pushing talks to another session next year. 
Nations at the fifth meeting of the U.N.-led Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution could not come to terms on defining targets and approaches to rea

US blasts countries that ‘stood in the way of progress to protect their profits’ over collapsed plastic talks

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