U.N. plastic treaty talks grapple with re-use, recycle, reduce debate
- Over 500 proposals have been submitted during the third round of United Nations negotiations for a plastic pollution treaty, with Canada, Kenya, the European Union, Russia, and Saudi Arabia expressing their positions.
- Greenpeace criticized the talks, stating that they failed to deliver on their objective, while the International Pollutants Elimination Network praised the robustness of the proposals. The United States and the European Union are called upon to show greater leadership.
- Two more rounds of negotiations are scheduled for next year to finalize the treaty, aiming to address plastic waste that is not adequately recycled and causes harm to the environment.
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Frustration as latest talks on global plastic treaty close
NAIROBI: The latest negotiations toward a global plastic treaty concluded late Sunday with disagreement about how the pact should work and frustration from environment groups over delays and lack of progress.Negotiators spent a week at the UN Environment Program (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi haggling over a draft treaty to tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution found everywhere, from ocean depths to mountaintops to human blood. Executi…
Weeklong negotiations for landmark treaty to end plastic pollution close, marred in disagreements
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The latest round of negotiations to craft a treaty to end global plastic pollution closed late on Sunday after strained talks in Nairobi, Kenya, where delegates failed to reach a consensus on how to advance a draft of the treaty after a week of negotiations. Environmental advocates criticized the outcome of the weeklong United Nations-led meeting on plastic pollution, saying oil-producing countries successfully employed sta…
Weeklong negotiations for landmark treaty to end plastic pollution close, marred in disagreements
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The latest round of negotiations to craft a treaty to end global plastic pollution closed late on Sunday after strained talks in Nairobi, Kenya, where delegates failed to reach a consensus on how to advance a draft of the treaty
Weeklong negotiations for landmark treaty to end plastic pollution close, marred in disagreements
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The latest round of negotiations to craft a treaty to end global plastic pollution closed late on Sunday after strained talks in Nairobi, Kenya, where delegates failed to reach a consensus on how to advance a draft of the treaty
Weeklong negotiations for landmark treaty to end plastic pollution close, marred in disagreements
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The latest round of negotiations to craft a treaty to end global plastic pollution closed late on Sunday after strained talks in Nairobi, Kenya, where delegates failed to reach a consensus on how to advance a draft of the treaty
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