Widely rejected draft text does not limit plastic production or address chemicals used in plastic products.

GENEVA: Countries remained at loggerheads Monday over how to tackle plastic pollution, with only four days left to craft a landmark global treaty on reining in the ever-growing…

More than 100 countries reject draft treaty as ‘unambitious’ and ‘inadequate’

Some countries blasted the lack of legally binding action, while oil-producing states say the text goes too far.

Si conclude oggi a Ginevra l’incontro internazionale voluto dall’Onu che avrebbe dovuto portare alla prima intesa mondiale per contrastare l’inquinamento da pl…

Widely rejected draft text does not limit plastic production or address chemicals used in plastic products.

Les diplomates de 184 pays sont réunis à Genève depuis le 5 août. Ils doivent présenter un texte commun pour lutter contre développement incontrôlé du plastique.

Las conversaciones de los países afrontan la recta final con el freno a la fabricación de estos polímeros, que rechazan los países petroleros, como el principal escollo

Talks continue amid warnings from environmental groups over being ‘sold out’ without meaningful or legally binding measures

La séquence de discussion tenue à Genève devait prendre fin jeudi soir. De profondes divisions demeurent entre les pays dits à forte ambition et ceux essentiellement pétroliers…

Auch Rund-um-die-Uhr-Verhandlungen haben es nicht ändern können: Die Gräben zwischen ehrgeizigen Ländern wie Deutschland und den Ölförderländern sind zu tief.

GENEVA: Countries trying to break the deadlock and strike a landmark global treaty on combating plastic pollution negotiated through the night into Friday on a last-minute revised…

Présenté au milieu de la nuit de jeudi à vendredi, un nouveau texte de compromis comportait encore plus d’une centaine de points à clarifier. Après dix jours d’intenses…

Los países no consiguen cerrar en la reunión de Ginebra un texto tras dos años y medio de conversaciones

Countries deadlocked on whether legally binding deal should include curbs on production and toxic chemicals

The latest round of UN-led talks have ended in deadlock, with disputes over plastic production and recycling.

GENEVA: Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart Friday without agreement, as countries failed to find consensus on how the world should…

Several delegates express dismay at the failure to break a deadlock at the sixth round of talks in under three years.

"The vast majority of governments want a strong agreement, yet a handful of bad actors were allowed to use process to drive such ambition into the ground," said one…

International negotiations to end plastic pollution involving more than 180 countries in Switzerland fell apart after oil-rich nations vetoed production cuts.

Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.