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Talks on forging a groundbreaking treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were floundering Saturday, with progress ...
With the end of the plastics treaty talks approaching in less than a week, countries warned in a blunt public session Aug. 9 ...
Hours after he was sworn in to a second term, Trump pulled the U.S. out of the landmark Paris agreement to combat global ...
Delegates from around the world are gathering in Geneva for a critical round of negotiations aimed at securing the first ...
No matter how the plastics treaty talks in Geneva conclude in the next week — deal or no deal, far-reaching accord or ...
Plastics made from petrochemicals account for more CO2 emissions than does aviation, making treaty talks underway this week an opportunity for climate action.
Procedural rules for the plastics treaty negotiations say that, for substantive issues, delegates “ shall make every effort ” ...
The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that ...
Plastics are everywhere—they're even in you right now—and are making many of us sick. Now, global negotiators are fighting ...
Nations must resolve the global plastics crisis, the head of UN talks told negotiators from 180 countries gathered in Geneva ...
Campaigners say that industry lobbyists must be banned from the talks to secure a meaningful outcome. View on euronews ...