Countries deadlocked on plastic production and chemicals as talks on a global treaty draw to a close

GENEVA (AP) — Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution will draw to a close Friday, as nations remain deadlocked over whether to tackle the exponential growth of plastic production. A ... Read More

Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world's spiraling plastic pollution crisis

Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet. It’s the sixth time ... Read More

New research calls for global action on micro and nanoplastics in the atmosphere

Scientists at the University of Manchester are calling for the creation of a global network of air monitoring stations to track the movement of airborne plastic pollution, which may be traveling ... Read More

Talks on landmark plastic pollution treaty end without an agreement

Geneva — Negotiators working on a landmark treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution failed to reach an agreement during talks that extended into Friday in Geneva. Nations were meeting ... Read More

Why the World Is Deadlocked Over a Treaty to Stop Plastics Pollution

After three years of talks, and despite growing warnings about the dangers of plastics pollution, nations are at an impasse again over what to do about it. By Hiroko Tabuchi Negotiations over the ... Read More

Failed plastics negotiations in Geneva leave world few options to confront growing pollution crisis

Geneva — Negotiations to reach a major treaty to end growing plastic pollution around the world fell apart on Friday, with delegates in Switzerland adjourning with no immediate plans to resume. The ... Read More

Opinion: We're witnessing last-ditch talks to secure a global plastic pollution treaty

Negotiators from around the world are gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for the final UN intergovernmental session to hammer out a legally binding global treaty on plastics pollution. The conference ... Read More

The global plastics crisis explained in 6 charts

Since plastic began to be mass-produced in the 1950s, the material has been building up in the environment and in people’s bodies. These six graphs illustrate just how bad the problem has gotten, and ... Read More

Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world’s spiraling plastic pollution crisis

Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet. It’s the sixth time ... Read More

Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world's spiraling plastic pollution crisis

Chair of the International Negotiating Committee Luis Vayas Valdivieso delivers his opening remarks, during the second part of the fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on ... Read More