Tag: global treaty
New compromise but still no deal at plastic pollution talks
Countries trying to break the deadlock and strike a landmark global treaty on combating plastic pollution negotiated through…
Global plastic pollution treaty talks extended in ‘haze’ of confusion
Talks on striking a global treaty on combating plastic pollution were extended an extra day into Friday but…
No agreement in sight as UN plastic pollution treaty talks enter final day
Negotiations to secure a global treaty to combat plastic pollution were in limbo as talks entered their final…
Last chance saloon for global plastic pollution treaty
Negotiators trying to secure a global agreement on tackling the scourge of plastic pollution have less than 24…
Deadlocked plastics treaty talks ‘at cliff’s edge’
Negotiators from 184 countries remained riven Wednesday on how to curb plastic pollution, less than 36 hours before…
A ‘Thinker’ drowns in plastic garbage as UN treaty talks open
A replica of Auguste Rodin's famous sculpture "The Thinker" outside the United Nations headquarters was being slowly submerged…