Plastic Pollution

The talks' chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso said more time was needed for negotiations. Photo: ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP Source: AFP The US government said Tuesday it was "disappointed" after nations negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic waste failed to reach a deal, blaming a "small group" of countries and…

Countries told they can’t afford to miss the opportunity to tackle plastic pollution next year – but can they resolve a row over cutting oil-heavy production? The Busan talks which ended in the early hours of Monday were meant to be the final step in agreeing a UN treaty to…

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution won’t reach an agreement in South Korea and are making plans to resume the talks next year. They are at an impasse over whether the treaty should reduce the total plastic on…

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BUSAN, South Korea -- The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global plastic pollution crisis. Their meeting concludes Sunday (December 1, 2024) or early Monday (December 2) in Busan, South Korea, where many environmental organizations have also flocked to push for a treaty…

THE Department of Science and Technology said the Philippines was chosen to host the first International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Conference on Nuclear Technology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (Nutec Plastics) in November 2025. "Plastic pollution is a major global concern that necessitates global solutions. Nuclear applications can provide one…

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BUSAN - Diplomats warned Saturday that a majority of countries could walk away from talks on the world's first plastic pollution agreement if a handful of delegations continue resisting calls to compromise. Nearly 200 countries are in South Korea's Busan for negotiations on a deal to curb plastic pollution. But…

Diplomats from high-ambition countries urge petrostates to compromise as latest draft text for a global treaty to end plastic pollution leaves all to play for As the plastics talks staggered towards a close without a deal on a new global treaty in sight on Friday, Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez had…

LONDON: A Jewish charity in London has been given an official warning after it campaigned to raise money for an Israeli soldier. The Charity Commission, which regulates charities in England and Wales, said the Chabad Lubavitch Centres North East London and Essex acted “outside of its purposes” by fundraising for…