As the US faces the upcoming inauguration of a president known for opposing regulations, delegates from the US and more than 170 countries are meeting this week try to finalize a global treaty to addr ...

Nearly 200 countries spent a week locked in negotiations in Busan, South Korea , from November 25 with the goal of agreeing ...

Delegates from more than 170 countries attempting to negotiate a treaty to curb global plastic pollution ended a weeklong ...

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.

Oil-rich nations like Saudi Arabia strongly oppose efforts to reduce plastic production and use procedural tactics to delay ...

Many conversations need to be had before a treaty is reached, including whether there will be a limit on the amount of plastic that companies are allowed to produce.

The fifth session of negotiations on a historic, legally binding global plastic pollution treaty concluded on Sunday, with ...

Countries told they can't afford to miss the opportunity to tackle plastic pollution next year - but can they resolve a sharp ...

Negotiations for a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution have failed to reach an agreement in Busan, South Korea ...

The meeting was the last stage in a two-year process, after more than 170 nations in March 2022 backed a historic UN ...

Greenpeace has been urging governments to resist fossil fuel and petrochemical industry “interference” in discussions to cut ...

The UN environment chief insisted Monday that talks on a landmark plastic pollution treaty were not a failure, saying ...