US EditionWhat to know about the plastic pollution crisis as treaty talks conclude in South Korea
- The world produces over 400 million tons of new plastic each year, with less than 10% being recycled.
- Most nations agreed to establish the first global, legally binding plastic pollution accord by the end of 2024.
- Juan Carlos Monterrey warned that without production measures in the treaty, it could be seen as a 'greenwashing recycling treaty.
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[NHK] An intergovernmental meeting was held in Busan, South Korea to draft the first international treaty to prevent environmental pollution by plastics.
No accord on plastic pollution deal, more time needed – chair
BUSAN, South Korea — Negotiators have failed to reach an agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution, the diplomat chairing the talks said on Sunday, calling for additional time to continue discussions. Nearly 200 nations are in South Korea’s Busan for negotiations that are supposed to result in a landmark accord after two years of discussions. But a week of talks has failed to resolve deep divisions between “high-ambition” countrie…
Meeting in Busan, South Korea, representatives of more than 170 countries failed on Sunday, December 1, to reach an agreement. However, plastic is a plague with disastrous consequences for health, the environment, climate and human rights.
After two years of talks and a week of negotiations, the states failed to close the treaty to which they committed themselves two years ago: "It takes more time"It's not just a mountain of disposable glasses and bottles: this week is key to containing the plastic threat After two years of talks and a final week of negotiations, countries have been unable to create the international treaty against plastic garbage to which they committed themselve…
Renewable energies are threatening oil companies. As a result, they are increasingly relying on plastic, to the detriment of the environment and climate.
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