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Exclusive: Trump administration memo urges countries to reject plastic production caps in UN Treaty

The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that ...
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Resumed fifth session of negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty opens in Geneva

The second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally ...

Global plastic treaty talks open in Geneva amid urgent calls for action

Delegates from around the world are gathering in Geneva for a critical round of negotiations aimed at securing the first ...
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Path to production caps in plastics treaty may be narrowing

Virgin resin production caps remain in the mix in the global plastics treaty talks, but there are signs at the start of the ...

Oil producer pressure, Trump rollbacks threaten global treaty on plastics pollution

By Olivia Le Poidevin and Valerie Volcovici GENEVA (Reuters) -Hopes for a "last-chance" ambitious global treaty to curb ...
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Plastic pollution treaty talks open with 'global crisis' warning

Nations must resolve the global plastics crisis, the head of UN talks told negotiators from 180 countries gathered in Geneva ...
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As treaty talks restart, plastics industry urges countries to be ‘realistic'

As global negotiations resume in Geneva, plastics industry leaders push for a focus on recycling and waste management, while ...

Global plastics treaty: First draft text by Friday, ‘scope’ remains contentious in closed-door talks

A first consolidated draft text of the global plastics treaty is expected to emerge by Friday as the contact groups work ...